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To: takenoprisoner
Much has been said here about how both McCain’s parents were citizens so he is automatically a natural born citizen no matter where he was born. But that is not what the above seems to indicate.

McCain is a natural born U.S. citizen because both his parents were U.S. citizens who had lived in the states for some period prior to his birth. The geographic location of his birth was irrelevant. People have claimed that he would be a natural born citizen because he was born on a military base. That is not true, military bases are not considered U.S. territory for the purposes of passing on citizenship status. If a German national, for example, gave birth on a U.S. military base in Germany then the child would not be a U.S. citizen. If the same German national gave birth in Alabama, then that child would.

38 posted on 12/10/2008 12:07:11 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur

“McCain is a natural born U.S. citizen because both his parents were U.S. citizens who had lived in the states for some period prior to his birth. The geographic location of his birth was irrelevant.”

Is there a directive or policy in place which outlines your conclusion? What I presented is a matter of current Dept of State policy. This current policy does not seem to agree with your assumption. Can you link me to the directive which includes your statement? I would like to learn more about this so it is clear.

For example, if McCain’s mom was Panamanian, where only McCain’s father was a citizen, would McCain still be considered a natural born citizen although he was born in Panama?

So far, the only policy I have read regarding this is what I presented from the Dept of State. My interest was peeked when Baldwin suggested that to the strict Constitutional constructionist, McCain was ineligible to be POTUS. If the current policy of the Dept of State is based upon Constitutional principle, then it does seem McCain may have been technically Constitutionally ineligible.

To be clear, I am not trying to argue this issue one way or another. I am sincerely trying to learn more about this issue.


45 posted on 12/10/2008 12:36:11 PM PST by takenoprisoner
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