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4/30/2008—Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) States that John Sidney McCain, III, is a “natural born Citizen” under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States.

Wiki many not summarize this political publicity stunt because it was not a “bill,” but a resolution, which has no force of law. It was preceded by a “Bill” - SB.2678 - in February 2008 also addressing McCain's ineligibility. McCain's eligibility is very much in question. No clarification by the Court has every occurred as to the children of military citizens. The McCaskill/Obama Bill, the ‘‘Children of Military Families Natural Born Citizen Act’’ didn't pass. It could have no effect in any case. It is political agitprop.

There are varying opinions about McCain's legitimacy. The thorough analysis by Professor Gabriel Chin points out that McCain was also, by a quirk of fate, not born on territory over which the U.S. had sovereign jurisdiction. The Supreme Court would need to extend the definition beyond Chief Justice Marshall's “born on the soil of citizen parents,” which was confirmed by Chief Justice Waite, Justice Gray, Chief Justice Hughes, and by 14th Amendment originator, Congressman and Judge John Bingham.

This Supreme Court has shown that it is controlled by forces which supersede the Constitution. It may also be that only an amendment will extend Article II to include overseas-born children of military citizens. Currently, this only pertains to Obama to the extent that McCain's uncertain legitimacy silenced whatever legislators might still put their Constitution and country ahead of political ambitions. Only Congressman Nathan Deal had the courage to ask for proof of eligibility, and he was immediately dealt ethics charges. You can bet he would have been treated more like Scooter Libby than Charlie Rangel. Investigators dug through old tax documents and found some questions they could ask about tax deductions allowed a family auto salvage yard - peanuts! Deal resigned and is now Governor of Georgia, never having received an answer to his questions about Obama’s eligibility.

For another discussion, our Framers, especially Washington and John Jay, had already prevented foreign-born revolutionary soldiers from becoming field grade officers. Ascertaining the allegiance of a potential president argued more for a conservative choice. Being president is not a privilege. It is a constraint designed to insure allegiance to our nation of laws. Look at Dr. Lakin, and the simple fact that the military can be controlled by political forces which have superseded the Constitution, which officers have presumably all sworn to defend and protect.

McCain was also, by a quirk of fate, not born on territory over which the U.S. had sovereign jurisdiction.

It wasn't a quirk of fate that both candidates were ineligible under the NBC clause. SR 511 was a sham from the beginning. Smoke and mirrors. Leahey (D) had it on his website up until a few months ago which proves it was placed there and for such a long period of time for a specific reason. Bottom line, it was McRat's get out of jail free card so he could drop out of the race if he was too close to the win. The GOP didn't want this admin - see my theory in a previous post. Hussein sat in on it not because he was the opposing candidate or that it would look good that he "vetted" McRat but that it would make him appear as if he had no problem with the Two US Parent definition. On Leahey's site at the time, it quoted more of the discussion of the parentS requirement than what is found online today. Hillary was needed to sit in on it simply to keep her in line after the earth shattering back slap her party had just delt her. Also, if the Kenyan blew up in their faces, they had her as their back up plan.