First off, let me say that this question if purely hypothetical. I consider it extremely unlikely and do not accuse any US politician or party of actually wanting to do this.
The question mainly arose from an analogy I drew in a thread about the Roman empire and wondered how / if the US actually has laws about this.
The scenario is as follows. The governor of a southern state bordering Mexico (Texas being the best placed) gets elected in the normal way and is keeping within the US and Texan constitutions.
However this politician has bigger plans. With private funds (s)he destabilizes the Mexican government using paid for militias and drug gangs to the point that the nation starts slipping into anarchy.
As a 'humanitarian' gesture (s)he then sends the National guard into Mexico on a contrived invitation to 'Restore order to the Mexican people'.
Since those destabilizing the state are in the pay of the politician this works out surprisingly well.
Using puppets this politician then gets cordially invited to become the next interim president (for life) of Mexico and accepts, while still retaining the position of Governor.
Is that allowed under US laws? I know that a foreign born national cannot become president and that you need to be naturalized to become governor of a state, but are there laws prohibiting a US Governor from accepting a simultaneous position as head of a different nation at the same time?
The question mainly arose from an analogy I drew in a thread about the Roman empire and wondered how / if the US actually has laws about this.
The scenario is as follows. The governor of a southern state bordering Mexico (Texas being the best placed) gets elected in the normal way and is keeping within the US and Texan constitutions.
However this politician has bigger plans. With private funds (s)he destabilizes the Mexican government using paid for militias and drug gangs to the point that the nation starts slipping into anarchy.
As a 'humanitarian' gesture (s)he then sends the National guard into Mexico on a contrived invitation to 'Restore order to the Mexican people'.
Since those destabilizing the state are in the pay of the politician this works out surprisingly well.
Using puppets this politician then gets cordially invited to become the next interim president (for life) of Mexico and accepts, while still retaining the position of Governor.
Is that allowed under US laws? I know that a foreign born national cannot become president and that you need to be naturalized to become governor of a state, but are there laws prohibiting a US Governor from accepting a simultaneous position as head of a different nation at the same time?
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