decade after the film's release, the 2003 California Governor's recall election was scheduled. The election started Schwarzenegger's career in politics when he won the election, becoming Governor of California after the state's then-Governor Gray Davis lost the recall election. It was shortly after Schwarzenegger's election as Governor of California that the "Arnold Amendment" was brought up for hearing. References External links Jerry Spangler: Hatch is pushing Arnold bill, Deseret Morning News October 7, 2004 Statement of Senator Orrin G. Hatch before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on “Maximizing Voter Choice: Opening the Presidency to Naturalized Americans” John Dean: The Pernicious "Natural Born" Clause of the Constitution: Why Immigrants Like Governors Schwarzenegger and Granholm Ought to be Able to Become Presidents, October 8, 2004 Arnold Schwarzenegger Proposed amendments to the United States Constitution United States proposed federal immigration and nationality legislation