I just have a question: Can someone tell me why McCain’s ‘natural born’ citizenship status is being questioned? What is the basis of that argument?
I understand the Obama case but not McCain.
McCain was not born on American soil, that means nothing in his case because his parents were BOTH citizens, they were married and his father was in the military and they were abroad temporarily due to military service.
His citizenship was brought up possibly as a cover for Obama who was likely born outside the US but in his case his reported father was NOT a citizen, there is doubt that they were married and his mother likely did not qualify to pass on natural born status on her own. Also Obama iived in Indonesia as a child and apparently was adopted by an Indonesian named Lolo Soetoro, this would have made him an Indonesian citizen.
In short, there really never was a question on McCain but they apparently tried to use his status as a smokescreen for Obama.
***I just have a question: Can someone tell me why McCain’s ‘natural born’ citizenship status is being questioned? What is the basis of that argument?
I understand the Obama case but not McCain.***
It’s my understanding, though I am not a constitutional scholar, that the Constitution says a president must be a NATURAL born citizen. An example would be that someone born outside the U.S. to citizens of the U.S. would be a CITIZEN with full rights, but not a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN and could not become president.
“Can someone tell me why McCain’s ‘natural born’ citizenship status is being questioned? What is the basis of that argument?”
It was a feeble ‘gotcha’ attempt. McCain’s folks were both American citizens, but he was born in Panama. In that case, parents status trumped over location. In That One’s case, I think the Who’s Yer Daddy question is more important than location. I would think that IF his daddy was Kenyan, all bets are off, regardless of being born here or there or planet Kzaltz 84. Without 2 full blown American parents, That One ain’t kosher for the White House.
I’ve been following this since August and it’s getting tougher and tougher to figure all this out! Maybe it’s just me but I think some folks are getting ‘native-born’ and ‘natural-born’ confused. There is apparently a big difference. add ‘naturalized’ into the mix and no wonder it’s getting murky. (ah, but hey, they’re “just words”, right?)
McCain was born in the former Panama Canal Zone, US territory. His dad was in the Navy.........................
McCain has proven his citizenship. He was born in the Panama Canal zone to two US citizen parents, so he is a natural born citizen. Questioning his status occurred at the start of the campaign when it was first mentioned that Bozo might not be a Natural born citizen, it was a smokescreen thrown up to obfuscate the issue. McCain produced a birth certificate and it was settled. However, some lefties just don't accept facts and continue to spout the lies. Bozo on the other hand has never produced anything but a forged Certification Of Live Birth, which is NOT a BC and is very obviously a fake at any rate.
McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone which technically is not US soil. He successfuly responded to this in court, since both of his parents were US citizens and met the required rules for their offspring to be citizens at birth on whatever soil they were born.
The media thoroughly reported that the RNC spent $150,000 on clothes for the Palin's. Obama and the DNC have easily spent over $1 million to keep Barry's birth certificate private and not a word in the mainstream press.