Honorary Alaska 'mayor,' Stubbs the cat, dies at 20
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(CNN)In today's political climate, catty politicians claw for every vote, but the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, was different. His ability to unite through cuddles and his fondness for naps made him remarkable, and this mayor -- Stubbs the cat -- also proved that opposable thumbs aren't necessary for success in politics.
The honorary mayor of the small Alaska town, elected as a write-in in 1997 due to a paucity of viable human candidates, died at age 20,[URL="http://d14rj7v0r2qnrv.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/23000739/Mayor-Stubbs-1997-2017.pdf"] according to a Saturday news release from his owners.[/URL]
"He was a trouper until the very last day of his life," Stubbs' owners said. "You are are a remarkable cat and we will dearly miss you."[/quote]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/23/us/mayor-cat-stubbs-dies-at-20/index.html[/url]
the last honest politician has died. One can only hope that the potential heirs are of similar quality.
Tbh should have been POTUS
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I mean he'd be more qualified than current POTUS
[QUOTE=J!NX;52504161]Tbh should have been POTUS
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I mean he'd be more qualified than current POTUS[/QUOTE]
and before anybody says anything i don't believe that the constitution says anything about it having to be HUMAN years
[QUOTE=Ezhik;52504173]and before anybody says anything i don't believe that the constitution says anything about it having to be HUMAN years[/QUOTE]
does it even say that it has to be a HUMAN? Anyways?
If it doesn't say "Must be human" then a cat president is constitutionally and legally sound. End of.
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I'd like anyone to even think of a single argument against a cat president tbh
[QUOTE=Ezhik;52504173]and before anybody says anything i don't believe that the constitution says anything about it having to be HUMAN years[/QUOTE]
There's no law in the books that says a dog can't play basketball!
[t]https://i.imgur.com/ETlu3NG.jpg[/t]
Rest in peace, you glorious catnip-loving sphinx of the north.
[QUOTE=J!NX;52504182]does it even say that it has to be a HUMAN? Anyways?
If it doesn't say "Must be human" then a cat president is constitutionally and legally sound. End of.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States#Eligibility[/url]
Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution sets the following qualifications for holding the presidency:
•be a natural-born citizen of the United States;
•be at least thirty-five years old;
•be a resident in the United States for at least fourteen years.
A person who meets the above qualifications is still disqualified from holding the office of president under any of the following conditions:
•Under the Twenty-second Amendment, no person can be elected president more than twice. The amendment also specifies that if any eligible person serves as president or acting president for more than two years of a term for which some other eligible person was elected president, the former can only be elected president once. Scholars disagree over whether a person precluded by the Twenty-second Amendment to being elected president is also precluded from being vice president.
•Under Article I, Section 3, Clause 7, upon conviction in impeachment cases, the Senate has the option of disqualifying convicted individuals from holding federal office, including that of president.
•Under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, no person who swore an oath to support the Constitution, and later rebelled against the United States, can become president. However, this disqualification can be lifted by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress.
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The only thing I could actually see against a cat holding office is simply the question of whether or not a cat counts as a US citizen.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;52504305]The only thing I could actually see against a cat holding office is simply the question of whether or not a cat counts as a US citizen.[/QUOTE]
[t]http://dogfort.wdfiles.com/local--files/lawyer-cat/lawyer-cat1.jpg[/t]
Hopefully we can find a good enough lawyer to argue the case that a cat is a US citizen
Sorry to disappoint you guys, but he's already dead.
[QUOTE=SEKCobra;52504343]Sorry to disappoint you guys, but he's already dead.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]In the wake of his death, his owners hinted another of their kittens, Denali, may assume his role.
"We couldn't have asked for a better understudy than Denali -- he really has followed in Stubbs' pawprints in just about everything."[/QUOTE]
Rest in peace you beautiful bastard.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;52504305]The only thing I could actually see against a cat holding office is simply the question of whether or not a cat counts as a US citizen.[/QUOTE]
The problem with a cat or any other animal becoming president is this line:
[quote][B]A person [/B]who meets the above qualifications is still disqualified from holding the office of president under any of the following conditions:[/quote]
I'm not super well versed on USA legal code, but the definition of a person is generally limited to singular human beings and corporations. Corporations being persons helps with other legal and ownership dealios.
[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;52504698]I'm not super well versed on USA legal code, but the definition of a person is generally limited to singular human beings and corporations. Corporations being persons helps with other legal and ownership dealios.[/QUOTE]
That's actually part of the issue though. Corporations being considered people only serves to make the definition far more murky and you're a lot more likely to find a member of the general populace who considers a cat or dog a person than one who considers a corporation a person.
[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;52504698]The problem with a cat or any other animal becoming president is this line:
I'm not super well versed on USA legal code, but the definition of a person is generally limited to singular human beings and corporations. Corporations being persons helps with other legal and ownership dealios.[/QUOTE]
Wait
Can a corporation run for office
[QUOTE=Liem;52505342]Wait
Can a corporation run for office[/QUOTE]
Comcast 2020.
[QUOTE=Liem;52505342]Wait
Can a corporation run for office[/QUOTE]
Well they're a person, but I don't think they're a citizen.
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;52505362]Comcast 2020.[/QUOTE]
comcast belongs in jail tbh
[QUOTE=Tuskin;52505365]Well they're a person, but I don't think they're a citizen.[/QUOTE]
This is extremely confusing
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[QUOTE=Drury;52505373]comcast belongs in jail tbh[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't be the first president that did.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;52505365]Well they're a person, but I don't think they're a citizen.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=14th Amendment]All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.[/QUOTE]
I feel like there's probably a (ridiculous) argument to be made that a company can be a citizen
1. acquire 35 year old u.s. corporation
2. make cat sore shareholder & ceo
3. catcorp for president
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