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Kamala Harris appears to blame ‘people not voting’ for 2024 loss to Trump as book tour gets off to rocky start (www.independent.co.uk)
submitted 11 months ago by [M] to c/news@lemmings.world
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[–] 9 points 11 months ago (5 children)

We should run Mamdani in 2028. Those who know a little bit about presidential eligibility will cry that this can't be done. Those that know more about presidential eligibility will recognize that it's entirely possible for Mamdani to run for and serve as president.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago* (4 children)

    I mean, this seems pretty cut and dry:

    Article II, Section 1, Clause 5:

    No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    It's been argued, though notably not in the courts, that this is superceded by the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    Considering the 14th is also where the insurrection clause resides, I suspect, the majority of voters don't exactly adhere too closely to that particular amendment.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Even with a favorable court this would be difficult because of how US elections work. There is nothing saying a naturalized citizen can't run for president, just that they can't hold the office.

    A party would have to risk nominating an ineligible candidate, and that's not something primary voters are going to want to do. Until that happens, there is no real mechanism to get a ruling from the courts since there is nobody with standing for a lawsuit.

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