Equal Opportunity to Govern

I think that this amendment is perfectly reasonable. I see nothing wrong with it. For all we know, and by we I mean my cynical self, some other country could send in someone who becomes a citizen who could then run for president and destroy the country. Making the law so that you have to be a natural born citizen, just makes sense for safety if nothing else. I think this amendment is better for national security than the freakin' USA PATRIOT Act.

Policy

The no child left behind program has not been successful. Instead of being taught things that the students will enjoy and succeed at, they are being taught things that may be completely worthless to them in the long run. They are merely learning how to take a standardized test. How is that going to help them in the real world? How often does a boss say to their employee, "find the trigonometric function that goes with the following equation:"? Never! The only thing we have to show for this program is higher numbers on standardized tests. That is ridiculous. What needs to be shown are things like less fortunate students having the resources to learn how to fix a car, and then actually doing it. Students being able to aid in constructing a house, and actually doing it. The goal should not be to make them ready to pass their SAT's in the first grade. They should be taking classes that will allow them to do what they want in life, and see if they like it, before they pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to a college based purely on merit, only to get there and realize they don't want to do anything the college offers, or even be in college at all.

Most Important Aid

I think that the most important aid depends on the circumstances of the presidency. During war-time I would say the defense advisor, and military advisors. During times like these, i.e. economic problems and the green revolution, I'd say key economic advisors as well as advisors on behalf of the EPA.

If I Had the Power of Pardon

Well, I would have started with pardoning myself for my driving infraction, and then I would have thought about other people. Strictly because my case was not complicated, and it would be a good diving board for the more complicated stuff. Then, because I am against the death penalty I would reduce the sentence of all those who are on death row, to a life sentence in a maximum security prison (giving a chance to prove their innocence). Then, I would take the liberty of pardoning those who had committed crimes against Microsoft, like embezzlement and such, and then, I would look at random cases of people who had sent me letters, and sort out which people I would let go because of a lack of evidence supporting the accusations. Of course I would wait until the end of my presidency to pardon the Microsoft people, because I wouldn't want people to think it was legal, just as a pat on the back to those who had already done it. :)

BARACK OBAMA IS THE PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Fantastic. I have thought from the start that the only way the nations economy would be able to stabilize is to have Barack Obama's policies put into action. Now, we have that chance. I am thrilled. I cannot even express the emotions and feelings of relief when I heard from the man himself that he would be the next president of the United States. I really haven't got that much else to say other than: SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

Voting Age

The only reason I believe the voting age should be changed, is because I think that if teens have the possibility of being drafted into the military, they should have the choice of electing the person that will initiate that draft. Other than that, there really is no need to lower the voting age, because it would mean absolute chaos for younger voters, who would have no interest in voting, and probably wouldn't bother which is probably why the voting age is what it is now. I think the system works as it is now, and if given the chance, I probably wouldn't change it.

Electoral College Reformation

I believe there is nothing wrong with the electoral college, I think it makes perfect sense, to have candidates battle in one state and when the candidate wins the state, he wins the electoral votes of the state. It is still controlled by popular vote. The difference is, the popular vote is divided into smaller groups based on geography and population, and the winner of these divisions wins the electoral vote. I see nothing wrong with that, and frankly, just having a popular vote would be chaotic, because there would be so much more room for error.