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Why This Girl Is Challenging The Constitution?
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October 31, 2015
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4:26Now PlayingChildren in America can become anything they want, even President of The United States, but not 10-year-old Alena Mulhern. She was adopted from China when she was 10 months old, and because she’s not a natural born citizen, the constitution prohibits her from becoming President. She’s not letting that stop her though. Cara Santa Maria (Talk Nerdy), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Margaret Howell (The Lip TV), and Elliot Hill (The Lip TV) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“Americans are often told anyone can grow up to be president — but if you're 10-year-old Alena Mulhern, that's just a big fat lie. And, no, it's not because she is only 10.
Mulhern was adopted from China when she was 10 months old, and despite growing up in the United States and being a U.S. citizen, the U.S. Constitution forbids her from ever assuming the nation's highest office.”
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