It is generally said that McCain was born in the Canal Zone, where his father was on military duty.
But he wasn’t. He was born in a Panamanian hospital in Panama.
Nothing wrong with that. He is still a U.S. citizen, and there was nothing dishonorable about his birth. BUT. It is doubtful whether he is a Natural Born Citizen under the meaning of the term understood by the Founding Fathers. Again, nothing wrong with that. He qualified for just about everything—EXCEPT to run as President. Well, not every American can be President, anyway. There are plenty of other useful things to do.
It was good of his mother to stick by his father in Panama. But if they were really concerned about their son becoming a future President, then she should have had him at a hospital in the Canal Zone, or flown back to the U.S. for a month or two.
It seems extremely likely that McCain was chosen deliberately, to set a precedent. Then congress passed a resolution saying, “OK, McCain qualifies.” Only problem is, he didn’t, and Congress has no license to violate the constitution. Why did they do that, with numerous Democrats jumping eagerly on board? Could it be that they had someone named Obama in the backs of their minds? Could it be that Soros was giving the orders?
They didn’t want to put Hussein up for a vote, because evidently he is unable to produce a real birth certificate. So they put McCain up, instead.
You have of course seen the birth certificate?
His mother, who was there after all, says he was born on the naval base. Yes the big hospital was built after his birth, but there was at least one doctor assigned to the base, and in those days home births were not all that unusual. Plus the base surely had at least a dispensary. I've been in dispensaries that were better equipped than many small town hospitals. Generally they have few beds available for over night stays, if any.
Then again, it may not matter, McCain's father was "in the service of the country", which Vattel, in Law of Nations, says is considered the same as being born in the country. I believe English common law would lead to the same conclusion. It mainly applied to diplomats in his day, but the explanation is broad enough to cover military stationed outside the country. Both of McCain's parents, unlike Obama's, were US Citizens.