Do you really want the press telling the public all about your past?
Other than being a legal citizen, and older than 35 (is it 35), what law/rule would keep me for running?
I think it would be cool to tell your kids that many people (i.e. 100+) voted for you to be President of the United States.
Shammrog will be my running mate.
Boon/Shammrog '12. - "What's in YOUR wallet?"
-EarlJam
Do you really want the press telling the public all about your past?
You have to be more than a legal citizen; you need to have been born here.
(It is presumed that this extends to those who were born abroad on military bases, although I don't think a court has addressed it).
Also, you can write yourself in but if you are not pre-approved (at least in Georgia) as a write-in candidate your vote does not technically count. I don't know all the technicalities of that, though.
I'm not a Constitutional scholar, but I'm pretty sure the requirement is that you are born a legal citizen and not a naturalized citizen. Place of birth is not important if both of your parents are citizens at the time of your birth.
In addition to the requirement that you are 35 years old and were born an American citizen, you would also be disqualified if you've already served two terms as U.S. President.
Have you?
If you meet these qualifications, you could declare yourself a candidate (for 2008 -- why wait until 2012?) and urge people to vote for you. Getting on the ballot is a I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this. and requires a lot of rigamarole (different in every state), but that never stopped Pat Paulsen or Harold Stassen. Not sure about the write in laws at the various states, but so what if they don't count it -- in Florida, they don't count the votes for guys who are on the ballot.
Make your Presidential run ... good luck.
You also have to be alive to run, and you can't vote if you've been convicted of a felony by the time of the election. So you're kinda being presumptious. on a couple of different fronts.
Edit to add: I think you can still run as a dead person in Louisiana. And John Ashcroft lost his last election in Congress to a dead guy. So there is some wiggle room there.
EJ, Shamm, I think you both have shared too much with us, your adoring fans, to make a run for public office a good idea.
I mean, a campaign always brings out the skeletons in one's closet, and I think we know how many are in EJ's - neighbors, cats, ferrets - it could get ugly. At least BB escaped.
Shoot, that's probably a much harder task than running in Atlanta - there's only 1 house seat for the whole state! EJ'd probably have to sleep with Ted Stevens AND Frank Murkowski just to get a decent endorsement. (Plus, Atlanta's not known for being... picky about its politicians. )
I was looking for another option besides Obama and McCain...
Thanks Earl Jam.
When/Where is the rally event and what type of beer will be on tap?
On several occasions I have threatened to change my name to "None of the Above" and run for political office. The only problem is, I'd probably win.