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12. I don't think states can overrule the constitution
Tue May 1, 2018, 04:36 PM
May 2018

And the Constitution provides the requirements to be President. California can not require the President be at least 50 years old, can not require that he be a Farmer, etc. constitution trump’s states. There are areas where the constitution is silent, such as whether a state’s residents may vote to select those in the electoral college, but a state may not change the constitutionally mandated requirements to hold the office of President. They can’t require tax returns, they can’t require the President work as a farmer, and so on. The constitution has spoken on requirements and states can not overrule the constitution.

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