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To: papertyger
It seems you are late to the NBC discussion around here. I will save you some time regarding McCain and other statutory citizens at birth.

According to the Foreign Affairs manual published by the U.S. Department of State, statutory citizenship (i.e. granted by U.S. statute at birth) may or may not be equivalent to natural-born citizenship under the U.S. Constitution.

7 FAM 1131.6-2 Eligibility for Presidency
(TL:CON-68; 04-01-1998)

a. It has never been determined definitively by a court whether a person who acquired U.S. citizenship by birth abroad to U.S. citizens is a natural born citizen within the meaning of Article II of the Constitution and, therefore, eligible for the Presidency.

(...)

d. (snip) In any event, the fact that someone is a natural born citizen pursuant to a statute does not necessarily imply that he or she is such a citizen for Constitutional purposes.


53 posted on 11/03/2015 10:24:11 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: papertyger

From here, the discussion typically progresses to Ted Cruz. So before you ask, yes, I believe Cruz is eligible. However, the courts have not ruled on it. See here for my logic on Cruz: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3289769/posts?page=102#102


57 posted on 11/03/2015 10:37:28 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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