Is Bobby Jindal even eligible to be President?
The Republican Party is undergoing transition. Its weakened position from the performance of the Republican administration over the past few years is further fractured by political differences from within the Party. Jindal is one fresh new Republican leader from one side of the Party. Superficially, people can say: “Well, who could possibly look good after so gifted an orator like Obama? Jindal came across badly because his oratory skills don’t hold a candle to Obama’s on the national stage.” To me–an Independent voter who decided to support Obama in this past election (I want that to be out in the open)–this above explanation is short-sighted and misses the point. Our nation is hurting today. It would be the rare individual who does not agree with that (and if he did,he might not shout it out too loudly). We are at a critical transition point. We either figure out how to adapt to our new environment–economic, geopolitical, social, etc.–and emerge as winners in the future; or, we b
Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the United States constitution says that to be President, a candidate needs to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleii.html#section1 1: Be a “natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution” 2: Be at least thirty five years of age 3: Been a permanent resident of the United States for at least 14 years. Bobby Jindal meets all of those requirements. He was born in the United States, therefore is a natural born citizen. His birthday is June 10, 1971 so he’s already over 35 years old and he’s been a permanent resident for more than 14 years. While he did spend time in England attending Oxford, he graduated in 1994 and has been residing in the United States for more than 14 years since then. Sources: http:
