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Wow, is this cycle doing some interesting things. I've never really much cared one way or the other about Schwarzenegger, but this impressed me, as it meets me where I am:

“I will always be an American before I am a Republican,” he wrote. “That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognise our country. And you are right to be furious.”

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[-] Nawor3565@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 3 weeks ago

Added context for anyone who isn't aware, Schwarzenegger was the Republican governor of California from 2003 to 2011.

[-] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 20 points 3 weeks ago

Adding context to context, there was a movement to change the constitution to allow him to run for president around then too

[-] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 15 points 3 weeks ago

And I think he may have even said to not change it for him. I could be wrong though.

[-] shasta@lemm.ee 20 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah because that's a great loophole for foreign governments to install a puppet president in our country. At least currently it is a little harder.

[-] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

Well, more expensive. Difficulty is roughly the same.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 13 points 3 weeks ago

He emphatically said no to that movement. Dude seems to like the Constitution or something.

[-] Buttons@programming.dev 5 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing wrong with changing the constitution, as long as people do what's required.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

You're not getting that through 35 states. There's the Congressional problem, too. He seems to understand the process and thought it would be a waste of time.

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