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The amendment was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings were held on October 5, 2004, two months before the end of the second session of the [[108th United States Congress]], but no further action was taken. | The amendment was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings were held on October 5, 2004, two months before the end of the second session of the [[108th United States Congress]], but no further action was taken. | ||
This proposal was widely seen as an attempt to make new California governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (born in [[Austria]] and naturalized in 1983) eligible for the presidency and is sometimes nicknamed the "Arnold Amendment" or "Amend for Arnold".<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite news|last1=Cosgrove-Mather|first1=Bootie|title=The 'Arnold Amendment'|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-arnold-amendment/|access-date=23 October 2017|work=[[CBS News]]|date=24 October 2003|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171023050026/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-arnold-amendment/|archive-date=October 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = 'Amend for Arnold' campaign launched |url = http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Amend-for-Arnold-campaign-launched-Web-site-2635267.php|website = www.sfgate.com| date=November 18, 2004 |access-date = 2016-08-01}}</ref><ref name="foxnews">{{cite news|last1=Associated Press|title=Foreign-Born President Amendment Sought|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/foreign-born-president-amendment-sought|access-date=23 October 2017|work=[[Fox News]]|date=30 November 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171023050229/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2004/11/30/foreign-born-president-amendment-sought.html|archive-date=October 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Other politicians not born as American citizens who would benefit from such an amendment include former [[Governor of Michigan]] and [[United States Secretary of Energy]] [[Jennifer Granholm]] (born in [[Canada]]), congresswoman [[Ilhan Omar]] (born in [[Somalia]]), former [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] and [[United States Secretary of Transportation|Transportation]] [[Elaine Chao]] (born in [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]), | This proposal was widely seen as an attempt to make new California governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (born in [[Austria]] and naturalized in 1983) eligible for the presidency and is sometimes nicknamed the "Arnold Amendment" or "Amend for Arnold".<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite news|last1=Cosgrove-Mather|first1=Bootie|title=The 'Arnold Amendment'|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-arnold-amendment/|access-date=23 October 2017|work=[[CBS News]]|date=24 October 2003|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171023050026/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-arnold-amendment/|archive-date=October 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = 'Amend for Arnold' campaign launched |url = http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Amend-for-Arnold-campaign-launched-Web-site-2635267.php|website = www.sfgate.com| date=November 18, 2004 |access-date = 2016-08-01}}</ref><ref name="foxnews">{{cite news|last1=Associated Press|title=Foreign-Born President Amendment Sought|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/foreign-born-president-amendment-sought|access-date=23 October 2017|work=[[Fox News]]|date=30 November 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171023050229/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2004/11/30/foreign-born-president-amendment-sought.html|archive-date=October 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Other politicians not born as American citizens who would benefit from such an amendment include former [[Governor of Michigan]] and [[United States Secretary of Energy]] [[Jennifer Granholm]] (born in [[Canada]]), congresswoman [[Ilhan Omar]] (born in [[Somalia]]), former [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] and [[United States Secretary of Transportation|Transportation]] [[Elaine Chao]] (born in [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]), businessman and former head of [[Department of Government Efficiency]] [[Elon Musk]] (born in [[South Africa]]), and presumptive Democratic nominee for [[Mayor of New York]] [[Zohran Mamdani]] (born in [[Uganda]]). | ||
[[Gallup, Inc.|Gallup]] polls from 2003 and 2004 found that a majority of Americans were opposed to the amendment with 28% supporting it and 70% opposing it in 2003 and 31% supporting it and 67% opposing it in 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/14254/americans-pumped-about-arnold-amendment.aspx | title=Americans Not Pumped About "Arnold Amendment" | date=December 7, 2004 }}</ref> | [[Gallup, Inc.|Gallup]] polls from 2003 and 2004 found that a majority of Americans were opposed to the amendment with 28% supporting it and 70% opposing it in 2003 and 31% supporting it and 67% opposing it in 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/14254/americans-pumped-about-arnold-amendment.aspx | title=Americans Not Pumped About "Arnold Amendment" | date=December 7, 2004 }}</ref> | ||
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The Equal Opportunity to Govern Amendment, also known as the Hatch Amendment or Arnold Amendment, is a proposed United States constitutional amendment that would remove the Constitution's requirement that the president and vice president must be natural-born citizens. It was proposed in July 2003 by senator Orrin Hatch, and would allow naturalized citizens to run for either office when they have been citizens for 20 years. The name Arnold Amendment is a reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger, a naturalized citizen and the governor of California from 2003 to 2011.
The text of the amendment reads as follows:
The amendment was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings were held on October 5, 2004, two months before the end of the second session of the 108th United States Congress, but no further action was taken.
This proposal was widely seen as an attempt to make new California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (born in Austria and naturalized in 1983) eligible for the presidency and is sometimes nicknamed the "Arnold Amendment" or "Amend for Arnold".[1][2][3] Other politicians not born as American citizens who would benefit from such an amendment include former Governor of Michigan and United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm (born in Canada), congresswoman Ilhan Omar (born in Somalia), former Secretary of Labor and Transportation Elaine Chao (born in Taiwan), businessman and former head of Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk (born in South Africa), and presumptive Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani (born in Uganda).
Gallup polls from 2003 and 2004 found that a majority of Americans were opposed to the amendment with 28% supporting it and 70% opposing it in 2003 and 31% supporting it and 67% opposing it in 2004.[4]
See also
- Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories
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References
External links
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- Jerry Spangler: Hatch is pushing Arnold bill, Deseret Morning News October 7, 2004
- Statement of Senator Orrin G. Hatch before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “Maximizing Voter Choice: Opening the Presidency to Naturalized Americans”
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