After all the work by Congresses and all the ravings of conspiracy theorists, he screwed up (or around to be more accurate) and lost out on his chance to become president.
Looking at the congressional records online since the 107th Congress, below is a list of attempts to change the 22nd Amendment. The list of articles that attended the 'Arnold as President' meme are as numerous as the stars in the sky and therefore won't be referenced.
107th Congress (2001-02)
H.J.RES.47
Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who has been a United States citizen for twenty years.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/2/2001)
108th Congress (2003-04)
H.J.RES.59
Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least
35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 6/11/2003)
August 07 2003: Schwarzenegger announces bid for governor
S.J.RES.15
Latest Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who has been a United States citizen for
20 years.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 7/10/2003)
H.J.RES.67
Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least
20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 9/3/2003)
H.J.RES.104
Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least
20 years.
Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] (introduced 9/15/2004)
109th Congress (2005-06)
H.J.RES.2
Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least
20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/4/2005)
H.J.RES.15
Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least
20 years.
Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] (introduced 2/1/2005)
H.J.RES.42
Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least
35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 4/14/2005)
110th Congress 2007-08
Hold Everything! No more attempts – Look this way instead:
S.RES.511
Latest Title: A resolution recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.
Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 4/10/2008) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
McCain first ran for the republican presidential nomination in 2000 and the Bush folks used false rumors to knock him out but citizenship wasn't one of them.
111th Congress (2009-10)
Citizenship Bills:
This subject term is no longer used. In 2009, the Congressional Research Service, an arm of Congress that classifies bills, changed the way they categorize bills. Some subject terms used before 2009, including this one, are no longer used and will not apply to bills on GovTrack anymore.
Presidents bills:
This subject term is no longer used. In 2009, the Congressional Research Service, an arm of Congress that classifies bills, changed the way they categorize bills. Some subject terms used before 2009, including this one, are no longer used and will not apply to bills on GovTrack anymore.
H.R.1503
Latest Title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office of President to include with the committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep Posey, Bill [FL-15] (introduced 3/12/2009)
Hat tip to rumormillnews.com for posting
this video which I used for research.
Interesting, no? - Democrats using their influence to help republicans Arnold and John?
Nothing so far for the 112th Congress but they sure aren't making it easy for folks to research.
