COuldn’t one argue that the canal zone was American territory when he was born, so his citizenship is as valid as anyone born in Samoa or Puerto Rico?
It was bought and paid for. Never leased either. We owned it and the gave it back to Panama. Rather, Carter gave it back.
I live in Panama and this whole story is such BS. When he was born, there was a special code of law in effect that stated that ANYONE born in the CZ with at least one American parent was a US citizen. Period. End of discussion.
This really didn’t even apply to McCain since both his parents were American and that makes him an American citizen the same as if he were born on US soil. Period, End of discussion.
My kids will be Americans as well. Citizens and not naturalized either. They will be citizens even though my future wife is Panamanian. All I have to do is report the birth to the US Embassy in Ft. Clayton and do the paperwork. The paperwork is simply a report of a birth of a child on foreign soil to an American citizen.
Geeze, we are killing ourselves with laughter down here with all the nut cases spewing this "not a US citizen" garbage.