Still if parents weren’t an integral part of whether you are a NBC then why they did make a fuss over McCain’s eligibility. He had to be declared “legally” qualified to be President. Both his parents were American citizens and that seemed to be of importance, utmost importance. Also, he was an NBC because he was born to American parents on a United States Military base hospital. It cannot be as simple as “who cares who is daddy is”????? This is not sitting right with me. CO
CO: When you’re born OUTSIDE of the U.S., your parents’ citizenship matters. With two citizens, no problema. Free and clear, no problema.
With only one parent a citizen, age and length of residence in U.S. matters, and that is why Obama, if born in Kenya, would not be a NBC.
Well, people are all over the place on that one. As far as why McCain did that, I believe he was doing it for political reasons, in order to not have it as an albatross around his neck during the election. But, “politically” Obama didn’t care one way or another to make a political gesture on the matter, as McCain did.
There was nothing in what Congress said that made it “legal”. It was just their “sense” of the matter, no law, nothing legal and nothing they said was binding in any court of law. So, it was nothing more than a political gesture that McCain apparently thought that it he went through that — it would make it so the issue wouldn’t be continuously hanging around his neck in the election.
McCain was *not legally required* to show his birth certificate, but he decided to do so, voluntarily, on his own, to one reporter, and then a few Congressmen. And that was about it. McCain never did show his birth certificate to the voting public, and McCain was *not legally required* to do so, anyway.
As far as what the right understanding and interpretation of it is, with all the disagreement I’ve seen on the matter, that will take a Supreme Court decision to make it final.
And I’m fine with that. Whenever the Supreme Court gets around to it, I’ll be interested in hearing their decision.