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alicia-w wrote:there are lots of folks who run for president who are foreign born but citizens at birth. john mccain is one; he was born in the panama canal zone.
Hmmmm... I always thought you had to be born in the U.S. to be President, but I guess not.
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Wait, though. WHen McCain was born there, the Panama Canal Zone was a territory of the US. I think the Constitutional provision still requires presidents to be born on US territory. Military bases do not count.
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alicia-w wrote:there are lots of folks who run for president who are foreign born but citizens at birth. john mccain is one; he was born in the panama canal zone.
This is beyond dispute, the same was true of Barry Goldwater who was born in Arizona when it was a territory. The only thing I was trying to point out is that it has never been given a constitutional ruling from the SC, which, with the current extreme animosity and polarization in the country, I think would become an issue if it ever came down to it today. I already expressed, I'd consider them qualified, and believe the SC would hold up that opinion--but it has yet to meet that specific test.
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Upon doing more research, apparently McCain's eligibility to hold the office of President is debateable. If he were to win a primary this would probably become a hot issue. There are conflicting court decisions regarding whether or not the child of American citizens born in another country is a "natural born citizen" as required by the US Constitution.
Interesting issue.
Interesting issue.
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gtalum wrote:Upon doing more research, apparently McCain's eligibility to hold the office of President is debateable. If he were to win a primary this would probably become a hot issue. There are conflicting court decisions regarding whether or not the child of American citizens born in another country is a "natural born citizen" as required by the US Constitution.
Interesting issue.
Exactly my point. While I personally think the issue is moot as the SC will almost certainly find in his favor--the fact remains that it has never been tested in the courts... and I fear sooner or later will have to be.
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There'd have to be a constitutional amendment in his case.
Absolutely... as he's in no-way "Natural Born"... and for all his efforts I think the needed amendment would fail. This is a good criterion, IMO, as it completely removes the remotest possibility of split allegiances.
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