According to the Constitution Hillary cant be president

[seapilot]

Unless she gets a sex change. It is gender specific and has never been amended. No one pays attention to the constitution anymore so it probably wont be a big deal.
http://www.newswithviews.com/Ryter/jon217.htm
http://www.newswithviews.com/Ryter/jon218.htm

 

[Devil_rules_in_extremes]

I already thought Hillary was a man....

 

[thuja]

thought you meant the irish passport.

 

[Andrew-Austin]

lol well your about to give strict constitutionalists a bad name. Come on now.

 

[forsmant]

In English it is grammatically correct to use to masculine form when writing about an unspecific person.

 

[Andrew-Austin]

In English it is grammatically correct to use to masculine form when writing about an unspecific person.

Indeed it is.

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[seapilot]

In English it is grammatically correct to use to masculine form when writing about an unspecific person.

That is very true, but the author brings up the point about congressman requirements:

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State chosen by the legislature thereof No person shall be a Senator who shall have attained the age of 30 years, and been 9 years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen." Only one time, in one sentence, in Article I are the members of the House and/or Senate collectively referred to in male gender, and that is in Section 6, paragraph 2. In that instance, the usage is basically generic since there is no individual gender specific reference made for an individual person.

 

[danberkeley]

At this point, it doesn't matter what the Constitution say because if this issue was taken to the Supreme Court, the Court would rule in favor of Clinton because "times have changed".

 

[Dave Pedersen]

When women gained the right to vote it would suggest they also gained the privilege to serve. Has it been stipulated that Senators must be male?

 

[seapilot]

When women gained the right to vote it would suggest they also gained the privilege to serve. Has it been stipulated that Senators must be male?

According to the author it doesnt stipulate that congressman should be male. Just it has real strong undertones that the president must be. Also agree times have changed but there should have been an amendment to clarify it. According to the author the 19th amendment allows either sex the right to vote , it does not suggest serving in office.