6. I think it was written for Alexander Hamilton & James Wilson
Edited on Fri Dec-05-08 08:37 PM by Bucky
Alexander Hamilton (born in the West Indies) & James Wilson (born in Scotland) both attended the Constitutional Convention, so they might have insisted on being included in the eligibility for president.
The idea of excluding not natural born citizens was a way to keep outsiders (specifically Europeans) from coming in and bribing the Electoral College members (a real concern over elections back then) into giving them the top job. This happened in a few Italian city states had this as a problem (as with the College of Cardinals electing the most bribery talented non-Romans as the Bishop of Rome.
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