by Scott Ott
(2004-11-14) -- The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that while the U.S. Constitution forbids foreign-born California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from serving as President of the United States, his stem cells could legally mount a White House bid.
"Since the governor's stem cells were technically born in the USA, they meet the constitutional standard," according to the 38-page ruling handed down today. "Any clones produced from these cells could serve as president, vice president, secretary of defense, or all of the above at the same time."
A Silicon Valley-based group planned to start running TV ads this week promoting a constitutional amendment to allow naturalized citizens to serve as Commander in Chief. The group cancelled the ads in the wake of the Ninth Circuit's ruling.
"Forget the constitutional amendment. Send in the clones," said a spokesman for the group. "We're thrilled at the prospect of a Schwarzenegger-Schwarzenegger national ticket."
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