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He'd win too. Why stop at being the head of a genocidal client state, when he can be the big dog?

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[–] someone@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

Why? He's going to win the presidential election without even having to officially run.

[–] theother2020@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And also vice versa. Biden says his (Biden’s) numbers are better in Israel than the U.S.

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You think I'm not Zionist enough for ye.... I'm so Zionist I could shoot out lasers hot enough - uh - to lose weight, fat!

biden-rember biden-harbinger

Serious(Warn me if this joke has gone too far)

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

nowhere does it say you can't elect leader of another country as us president theory-gary

[–] notthenameiwant@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He's from Philly, so you know he's a fighter.

[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Imagining the Philly Phanatic as an executioner where his nose that does the little party favor noisemaker thing is a Looney Tunes gun that makes the little "bang!" flag, except it actually kills him

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

He's from the sane area as Biden too lol

[–] footfaults@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

It shoots out another gun

[–] edge@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Technically yes, but the residency requirement make it pretty difficult. Although it technically doesn't specify when that residency had to take place.

And there might be some state laws keeping them off the ballot for whatever reason.

[–] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Any state laws would be overturned basically immediately. It's understood states can determine like how voting happens but stuff like residency requirements is up to the US constitution/congress/SCOTUS if they fight it. SCOTUS just recently (in line with the past courts so not new) threw out Colorado saying Trump wouldn't be on ballots there. Basically the logic being "that isn't up to states to determine. Just follow the US constitution for national level elections. If he is to be disallowed it will be handed down by congress or courts." (From memory, might be slightly off)

And as far as the residency requirement, it seems to be accepted (although probably someone would challenge this if Bibi ran and won) that it doesn't mean literally living in the states for 14 years but rather maintaining a residence here... so a US citizen abroad who owns or rents a home in the US (I think Bibi does. I assume so anyway) would be eligible under current interpretations. I think it would pass too based on the fact that there are senators from other states who establish residency and run in those states without living there in reality (Oz tried to do that in PA for example. Had he won, no one would have seriously challenged his residency claim even though it is bullshit and against the spirit of the law)

No one would seriously challenge him on eligibility and if they did SCOTUS would have his back, imo. All the SCOTUSes of the past too, not just the current super far right one.

[–] edge@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah SCOTUS could definitely overrule any state laws, but it’s just another roadblock.

I never really thought of the residency requirement that way though, I just kind of assumed it meant actually living here.

I can’t find anything indicating whether he’s actually a citizen though. And I think it might be against Israeli law for the PM to hold dual-citizenship.

[–] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Tracking his citizenship is VERY oddly hard to do for such a public figure.

It seems though that he has renounced his US citizenship (he lived for many years as a teenager in Philly so he had to be at least a permanent resident to stay so many years) twice, at least, because he can't hold it more than Israeli as PM as you said.

I don't know if he holds it currently, or how hard it would be to get it back (probably instantly given, but I dunno), but it is incredibly wild to me that his shit is so obfuscated online. There should be a clear line of events around his life and there really isn't. You have to read his statements about himself which are unreliable because of course he might be lying.

Unrelated though: motherfucker's dad lived to 102 years old. Holy fuck. Bibi might be around for another 3 decades. Fucking hell.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

It's the perfect choice for an empire in decline, honestly.

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

I’m gonna be a lib here and point out that Knesset Members and Ambassadors can’t hold dual citizenship. Michael Oren, among others needed to give up US citizenship

[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

Netanyahu X Boris Johnson