How would McCain’s certificate ever be revoked absent his renunciation of U.S. citizenship? He would be ‘natural born’ as both parents were U.S. citizens serving U.S. interests overseas.
McCain’s citizenship wasn’t OBTAINED through application, it was CONFIRMED through application, as are all children of U.S. military or foreign service who are born overseas.
The comparison to Myers is apples/oranges.
“McCain’s citizenship wasn’t OBTAINED through application, it was CONFIRMED through application, as are all children of U.S. military or foreign service who are born overseas.”
McCain and Cruz would not be U.S. Citizens unless they applied to the U.S. Federal Government to OBTAIN it. Believe it or not, there are children of U.S. Citizens born in foreign countries who are not U.S. Citizens because their parents never applied for their Certificate of U.S. Citizenship.
The natural born citizen is the only citizenship status where the U.S. citizen did not apply to the U.S. Federal government for recognition of their citizenship status. Without a certificate issued by the Federal government, there is nothing to revoke. Consequently, a natural born cannot lose their citizenship for any reason; unless, they move out of the country and voluntarily renounce their U.S. citizenship.
Jindal and Rubio are citizens of the U.S and have never applied to the U.S. government for recognition of their citizenship status. Their citizenship status is considered to have naturally occured because of their place of birth.
McCain and Cruz did not have their U.S. citizenship recognized until they applied for it with proof of eligibility and they were issued a Certificate of Citizenship. Their certificates were eligible for revocation after a Court or administrative hearing. Consequently, they are not natural born citizens despite Resolution 511.
McCain was born in a civilian hospital on Panamanian soil.... not in the Canal Zone. In effect he is foreign born
The Senate Resolution passed in 2007 that claimed “eligibility” for McCain has no legal authority as Resolutions are not Bills and cannot become law