[ydoucare]

It does not matter where McCain was born, Colon or the CZ. He is a natural born citizen under the doctrine of Jus Sanguinis. Although born outside the sovereign territory of the USA, both his parents were US citizens at the time of his birth, so he is a nbc since he was a citizen at birth.

The USA only leased the CZ from Panama, and it was never considered part of the sovereign territory of the USA. In fact, Congress passed a statute granting citizenship at birth to those persons born in the CZ, just so there would be no doubt as to their nbc status.

[W. W. SMITH]

Congress passed a statute granting citizenship at birth to those persons born in the CZ, just so there would be no doubt as to their nbc status.

Try just so there would be no doubt as to their status as a citizen. Natural born citizen is a sub set of the set citizen. All natural born citizens are citizens. Only some citizens are natural born citizens.

Obama’s mother was a citizen, therefore Obama, no matter where he was born, the US, Kenya or the moon, is a citizen. While he is a citizen, only his mother was a citizen, his father was not a citizen. That precludes his being a natural born citizen or President of this nation.