People not born in America can not run for President

I hope we both have fun. I believe my opponent feels strongly about this subject, so we both should have a good time. 1st Round Definitions: President: The highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States. (1) United States of America: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 (2) Foreigners: A person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration; alien 1st Round Argument. You truly beleive that there is nothing wrong with letting foreigners into our country to become our leaders. From the surface, it looks like many things such as racism, hate, ignorance, you name it. Though if we exam it closer we will be able to see the reasons why this law was put into effect and why it remains. But first, we must address your argument of us “not being American. ” This statement is absurd and has been used countless times. First of all, the natives did not go by the name “Americans” and would probably be angry if that’s what you called them. Secondly, you assume that all natives were one united people when in fact they had many of their own “countries. ” These countries were called tribes, and were fought over for many years. The American continent did not belong to one people. I really hate when the movies portray the Indians as one country, which only fought in self defense when in fact Indians took over other Indian’s tribes. So if you live in California and are Aztec, you can’t say that you are living in your original land because your ancestors probably took it from other people. Yes, it was wrong for Europeans to take people from their tribes, but know that the Europeans were doing what the Indians did. What one must realize is that war exists. The one rule of war is that whoever wins gets what they fought for. If Germany won world war two by right they would get whatever land they conquered. When the Europeans won the many wars against the Indians by right the Europeans won the land. This is harsh, but it is the way things are. There is no universal law that we all have to be fair and even up the land. In five hundred years, if China took over the USA and called it “Happy Land” we could not say that Americans are the real “Happy Landers. ” Many people’s morals wish them not to think this way, though it is the harsh reality. No matter how cruel or mean this sounds, this is planet earth. If you don’t want to think that way it is your choice. But if you want to know the truth, that is it. Now that we have established what an American really is, we can move onto the resolution. We are Americans, people who fought for this land and a people who fought the British to keep it. We have by right obtained this land. There are many reasons why the founding fathers may have said that only a natural born citizen may be the leader of this country, but I think the best reason was that they did not want people electing someone whose loyalties lied elsewhere. For example, they did not want a British person coming over and becoming president. Today, there are still many reasons why this law should remain in effect. One of the best reason is the reason I listed above. We can never truly tell where a person’s allegiances lie. What if a German was our president during World War 2? What if we elected someone who was from another country, and the time called for us to go to war against that country? Just because we were a nation of immigrants does not mean that we can always be one. We have to say “this is who we are” sometime. That is what a nation is. Secondly, we need an American representing America. It is good figure for the rest of the world to see. We cannot have a Chinese man leading America, nor a British man, nor an Iraq man. It is like asking the Coach of the New England Patriots to be the spokes person of the New York Jets. There is way more to say, but I will keep this short since my opponent has so few words for her first round. I would again like to thank my opponent for this debate and look forward her next argument. Sources: (1). . http://dictionary.reference.com... (2). . http://dictionary.reference.com... (3). . http://dictionary.reference.com... Sidenote: Contrary to what my opponent has stated, African Americans can run for president.