Although I posted this to another freeper a little ealier, I thought you would enjoy the last paragraph:
“Article II of the U.S. Constitution disqualifies McCain from assuming office because he was born in the Commonwealth of Panama in 1936, while his father was stationed at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, the lawsuit contends.”
Nothing is going to happen until these losers learn to read and do their homework:
1. Panama is not the “Commonwealth of Panama.” It is the Republic of Panama.
2. There was never such a thing as “Coco Solo Naval Air Station.” It was Coco Solo Naval Station.
It appears they are getting their “facts” out of Wikipedia.
What a bunch of lazy, fried brains.
By the way, Panamanians are thrilled that McCain, a Panamanian by birth having been born in Colón, Republic of Panama, may be the first Panamanian president of the United States. Every time the subject is brought forth, they can’t stop laughing.
P.S., David,
I have been surprised at how many Panamanians are fully aware that McCain was born in Colón, a fellow Panamanian…I am just amazed.
Or, otherwise, is there any doubt that McCain in fact became a citizen of Panama when he was born there?
I don't believe the result is different if there is no specific law on the subject--for purposes of the "natural born" test in the U S Constitution, the reason for the requirement is that when a person is born in another country, by reason of his birth, he is subject to the sovereignty of that country which could subject him to any law it might choose. That is why the "natural born" test really requires birth in the geographical territory of the several states.
Has anyone said WHY McCain was born in Colon? Were there troops stationed there? When Null and Void posted the map, it looked like a distance from the Naval Station. Where would have McCain Sr.’s wife have been living at the time? Why was she there?