I know you meant to say Colon (Panama).
So many people were misinformed about this in 2008. If McCain were ineligible, even if he had a shadow of a doubt about his eligibility (why the need for a Senate Resolution???? with BO approving it?) he never should have thrown his hat in the ring, war hero or not, American citizen parents abroad in the service of the U.S. military or not. He was in the "gray zone" and we don't need any "gray zone" candididates -- we need Article II eligibility free and clear.
I know this is wishful thinking, but I think if McCain owned up to his ineligibility for the office and said his 2008 campaign was a mistake, begged forgiveness from the American people, and openly threw his support to Trump -- what do you think?
I think it would be a wonderfully clarifying, purifying moment for our nation.
Yes, I meant Colon. :-)
These candidates let their ambition get in the way of doing the right thing...a giant red flag to start off with.
In Cruz’s case it’s particulary aggredegious because of his claims of total knowledge on the subject. As we’ve seen with Obama this can also mean you figure you know how to get around the constitution.
The Rule of Man! Hmmm, don’t think it would work - it would nice if the Constitution would simply be clarified through a Congressional law, signed by the POTUS, and upheld by SCOTUS! If no one really cares any more where you were born and who your parents are and where they came from, then clarify through LAW not whim of the moment. Just fast forward to when a very high percentage of the population will be immigrants. This needs to get resolved.
Constitutional Amendment on President/Vice President eligibility:
1) 45 years old (the new ‘35’)
2) Born on American soil (i.e., Native Born) unless parents were in the diplomatic service or in the military; and
3) Both parents were native born or naturalized American citizens age 18 or older at the time of your birth.
“I know you meant to say Colon (Panama).”
Yes, thanks, I suspect the automatic spell check switched it when I wasn’t looking.
“I know this is wishful thinking, but I think if McCain owned up to his ineligibility for the office and said his 2008 campaign was a mistake, begged forgiveness from the American people, and openly threw his support to Trump — what do you think?”
Zero chance. I had hoped Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, or Michelle Bachmann would have set an example for personal integrity by openly acknowledging their ineligibility, but that never happened either. Accordingly, I have lost respect for those politicians and their supporters who deny their ineligibility and disparage the people who are defending the Constitution.