Article II, sec 1,(5) of the U.S. constitution clearly indicates that no person except a natural-born citizen shall be eligible to the office of the President. McCain was born in the Canal Zone.
MikeGolf
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McCain was born on a US military base and both his parents were citizens. This makes him a 'natural born' citizen.
Are you trying to claim that any children born to US military personnel serving overseas are not as good as children born to civilians in the US?
wizjp
Which makes him elligible
The requirements for President are that one must be at least 35 years old, a "natural born citizen" of the United States, and a resident for 14 years.
The Fourteenth Amendment mentions two types of citizenship: citizenship by birth and citizenship by law (naturalized citizens): "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
That "should" include John McCain, whose parents were citizens, as well as an estimated two million others who, according to government figures, were born to U.S. parents living and working overseas.
Anonymous
So your logic would exclude the children of American Service men and women, Diplomats and other Government officials from being citizens if the kids were born while they served America overseas. I would like to inform you they are natural born.
earanger
Dennis,
He is a natural born citizen.
The dependent of a military sponsor serving on US turf (ie. the canal zone) and born in a US facility qualifies as a natural born citizen. It's like the dependents born on Okinawa before 1972.
In consideration - my oldest daughter was born while I was serving in Greece (not US turf). Thus, she doesn't qualify.
"Ranger"
passerby
he was born in a US territory: The Canal Zone