Thai-American now a serious VP contender

[Why Me]

Not sure where this belongs but Tammy Duckworth's stock is rising in the US VP stakes:

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/duckworth-emerging-as-a-contender-to-be-bidens-running-mate/2020/07/05/285fed3e-be60-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html

 

For those who don't know she's a disabled war hero with an American father and Thai mother and currently a Senator. She was born in Bkk and is fluent in Thai (check her out on Youtube). Incidentally, given Biden's age/health it's widely accepted that if he wins then his VP will become President sooner rather than later.

[bkk6060]

Interesting.

However, if he wants the large number African American vote, he needs to pick one.

Thai and related votes will be a lot less of an influence in the election.

[Why Me]

2 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

However, if he wants the large number African American vote, he needs to pick one.

After the current events I can't see African Americans voting for Trump (thought he has admittedly improved their economic lot significantly). Tammy will seen as a minority candidate herself, not just Thai-Chinese.

[lopburi3]

Sorry but sending links that require payment to read anything is not my idea of useful.  Or is this just because they have my cookie?  ????

[Why Me]

3 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Sorry but sending links that require payment to read anything is not my idea of useful.  Or is this just because they have my cookie?  ????

Apologies. But I just logged out of WaPo and went in again without signing in. It lets me read the article after making me turn off ad-block and putting up a prominent sign-up offer.

[Jingthing]

5 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Sorry but sending links that require payment to read anything is not my idea of useful.  Or is this just because they have my cookie?  ????

No. Wapo allows a number of free articles per month so if you want to read it you can. 

[riclag]

She doesn't meet the requirements: She's not a natural born citizen!

 

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Thus, to serve as vice president, an individual must: be a natural-born U.S. citizen; be at least 35 years old; be a resident in the U.S. for at least 14 years

Tammy Duckworth

United States Senator

Date of birth: March 12, 1968

Place of birth: Bangkok, Thailand

[Why Me]

11 minutes ago, riclag said:

She doesn't meet the requirements: She's not a natural born citizen!

Hey genius, ya think mebbe just mebbe the Biden team had looked into this before going ahead.

[riclag]

1 minute ago, Why Me said:

Hey genius, ya think mebbe just mebbe the Biden team had looked into this before going ahead.

Nice way to start off a conversation with a offensive remark!

The genius is  google!

Oh by the way, The Intercept news agency reported

"THERE’S A WAR GOING ON OVER KAMALA HARRIS’S WIKIPEDIA PAGE, WITH UNFLATTERING ELEMENTS VANISHING"

They went on to say ,this is what happen to HC pick before she announced him

 

https://theintercept.com/2020/07/02/kamala-harris-wikipedia/

[lopburi3]

28 minutes ago, riclag said:

She doesn't meet the requirements: She's not a natural born citizen!

 

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Featured snippet from the web

Thus, to serve as vice president, an individual must: be a natural-born U.S. citizen; be at least 35 years old; be a resident in the U.S. for at least 14 years

Tammy Duckworth

United States Senator

Date of birth: March 12, 1968

Place of birth: Bangkok, Thailand

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Natural born citizen: a person born into citizenship. It doesn't matter if the person is on US, or foreign soil at the time of birth

She was born a citizen of USA.  

[Why Me]

2 minutes ago, riclag said:

Nice way to start off a conversation with a offensive remark!

The genius is  google!

Oh by the way, The Intercept news agency reported

"THERE’S A WAR GOING ON OVER KAMALA HARRIS’S WIKIPEDIA PAGE, WITH UNFLATTERING ELEMENTS VANISHING"

They went on to say ,this is what happen to HC pick before she announced him

 

https://theintercept.com/2020/07/02/kamala-harris-wikipedia/

Sorry you are offended. But it would seem obvious that the DNC/Biden team would look at a person's eligibility as a first step. Which means Tammy is eligible.

 

As for Wikipedia edits there's always a war raging over any polarizing person's page. Pick any prominent politician, red or blue, and see their page edit trails. But it's easy enough to find out about a person by poking around in the web/youtube.

[riclag]

3 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

She was born a citizen of USA.  

Tammy Duckworth - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tammy_Duckworth

 

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Early life and education. Tammy Duckworth was born in Bangkok, Thailand, the daughter of Lamai Sompornpairin and Franklin Duckworth. Her father, who died in 2005, was a U.S. Army veteran who traced his family's American roots to the American Revolutionary War. Her mother is

[riclag]

Requirement  for a POTUS and VP  "Natural born citizen"

[Why Me]

1 minute ago, riclag said:

Requirement  for a POTUS and VP  "Natural born citizen"

Which she is. See lopburi3's post above.

[lopburi3]

Just now, riclag said:

Requirement  for a POTUS and VP  "Natural born citizen"

As I said and you confirmed - her father was a US citizen which makes her a natural born US Citizen.  She obtained citizenship by birth.  It does not matter where born if a parent is a US Citizen.

[Why Me]

Neat. I can see AF1 landing in Bkk early 2025 and the President of the US wheeled down the ramp to first speak in an Isaan dialect to the little gals with flowers.

[riclag]

3 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

As I said and you confirmed - her father was a US citizen which makes her a natural born US Citizen.  She obtained citizenship by birth.  It does not matter where born if a parent is a US Citizen.

Yup I looked at the birth place and noticed it was Thailand. I knew the father was American .Then I looked for the requirements for office which said natural born , The natural born led me to believe she must be born in the USA. Fair enough!

Sorry Why

[Yinn]

she will win. Sure. 

 

be very easy, thai woman very clever,  so popular. 

 

Yinn

POTY

[lopburi3]

4 minutes ago, riclag said:

Yup I looked at the birth place and noticed it was Thailand. I knew the father was American .Then I looked for the requirements for office which said natural born , The natural born led me to believe she must be born in the USA. Fair enough!

Sorry Why

From brief Google it is confusing and has been taken to highest court levels as was never clearly defined.  But judgement today is that it applies to anyone getting citizenship by birth.

[lopburi3]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

No. Wapo allows a number of free articles per month so if you want to read it you can. 

Not without removing the 31 munchies they added to my system!

After removing can read it.  I did exceed articles last month but it never reset so appears once on the bad side you stay there until you eat the cookies.

[Why Me]

3 minutes ago, Yinn said:

thai woman very clever,  so popular.

Which is unusual. But there's Tammy for you. Always exceptional.

 

Tongue in cheek:-)

[Stadtler]

She cannot become President.  She was not born on American soil. 

 

Full stop. 

 

She will not be chosen.

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14 minutes ago, riclag said:

Yup I looked at the birth place and noticed it was Thailand. I knew the father was American .Then I looked for the requirements for office which said natural born , The natural born led me to believe she must be born in the USA. Fair enough!

Sorry Why

Exactly. Do you remember Obama? No one questioned wether or not he was US citizen, but if his birthplace was Hawaii or Kenya.

[riclag]

Oh Boy !  Ted Cruz fits and Bennet fits

10 famous people who could face citizenship issues as candidates.

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-famous-people-who-could-face-citizenship-issues-as-candidates

[riclag]

Cruz was running  and Bennet ran . So

 

Like I said it was confusing since the requirement said natural born 

Natural born what does it mean ?

This requirement was intended to protect the nation from foreign influence according to wiki

 

[ballpoint]

The Washington Post had an opinion piece back in April also putting her forward as a VP pick.  The piece ends with the statement:

"Duckworth was born in Thailand, but her father was an American citizen so we believe that she is constitutionally eligible to be president or vice president".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/29/tammy-duckworth-is-bidens-safest-smartest-vice-presidential-pick/

 

And the Cornell Law School has this to say:

"A natural-born citizen refers to someone who was a U.S. citizen at birth, and did not need to go through a naturalization proceeding later in life".

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/natural_born_citizen

 

 

[Excel]

An exemplary and brave lady indeed. Better not push the Thai/American connection to much as simple searches reveal the it was her American Father responsible for her upbringing, not her Thai Mum who abandoned her apparently.  Now where have we read that before ? A bit like Alex Albon the F1 racer who has received millions in support from Thai sponsors, always of course ignoring the fact that his Thai Mum received a 7 year jail sentence in the UK for Fraud. Google is  good for finding facts.

[Kelsall]

The African American wing of the Dem party will not tolerate putting an Asian American into the VP slot for reasons that should be obvious.

[Phoenix Rising]

14 minutes ago, Stadtler said:

Stadtler reported him.  Stadtler loves those who do nothing but insult yet provide no proof of their claim.

And where is the proof that supports your claim?

[Stadtler]

Just now, Phoenix Rising said:

And where is the proof that supports your claim?

The Constitution for the United States of America.  It's quite clear.

 

Stadtler has read it many times. 

 

Have you?