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LOL

Thats what all the Obots said in 08.

It is however, accurate. McCain has the same problem Obama does regarding his citizenship standing. McCain got a resolution from the Senate, and that does say something. However, being born outside U.S. Territory according to Minor v Happersett means that McCain is not a Natural Born Citizen in the eyes of the law. I would LOVE for him to bring his case to SCOTUS, maybe THEN we can get another legal Opinion on the matter, in modern times.

That being said, Minor is still the Precedent, and the law.

“The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners. Some authorities go further and include as citizens children born within the jurisdiction without reference to the citizenship of their [88 U.S. 162, 168] parents. As to this class there have been doubts, but never as to the first. For the purposes of this case it is not necessary to solve these doubts. It is sufficient for everything we have now to consider that all children born of citizen parents within the jurisdiction are themselves citizens.”

Minor v Happersett says no such thing. As quoted above.

Upon advice of council, McCain is a natural born U.S. Citizen. Beyond a reasonable doubt.

Obama’s status is reasonably doubtable. And in my personal opinion, he is not a natural born U.S. Citizen.

McCain got a resolution from the Senate, and that does say something.

One thing the resolution said is that there was no way the Senate would question McCain's eligibility. I've always wondered why Obama didn't try to get a similar resolution at the same time. It seems to be a case of the dog that didn't bark. McCain's Senate Bill contains a little fib too in stating that he was born on a US Military base and not in Colon Hospital in sovereign Panama.

Very interesting article, thanks for posting it. I'll be interested in seeing how Justia is able to explain this away. Please let us know.