President McCain?
In today's USA Weekend, a reader questioned if U.S. Senator John McCain is eligible to run for president. I'll post the exchange:
Is Republican Sen. John McCain actually eligible to run for the presidency? I thought he was born outside of the United States. Tom Washington, San Mateo, Calif.
McCain is a U.S. citizen, born to American parents in the Panama Canal Zone on Aug. 29, 1936. (It was then a U.S. territory.) His father was stationed there with the Navy. McCain believes he is eligible to be president; as of yet, no one has contested him.
Article II of the U.S. Constitution states, "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."
What do you think? Is Senator McCain eligible?
-Bryan
Is Republican Sen. John McCain actually eligible to run for the presidency? I thought he was born outside of the United States. Tom Washington, San Mateo, Calif.
McCain is a U.S. citizen, born to American parents in the Panama Canal Zone on Aug. 29, 1936. (It was then a U.S. territory.) His father was stationed there with the Navy. McCain believes he is eligible to be president; as of yet, no one has contested him.
Article II of the U.S. Constitution states, "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."
What do you think? Is Senator McCain eligible?
-Bryan
posted by Bryan L. Bain at
11/27/2005 05:05:00 PM
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Stacie Penney, at November 28, 2005 2:52 PM
As long as he's been in the States for the last 14 years, I'd say he was fine.
Check out how some of our troops are being treated and tell me if it is any different.
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=143531
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Stacie Penney, at November 28, 2005 2:52 PM
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Unbelievable! It's sad that those who serve this country receive this kind of treatment (especially since so many in the armed forces enlist to help pay for higher education). This is a no-brainer...he deserves the in-state tuition!
-Bryan
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Bryan L. Bain, at November 28, 2005 8:51 PM
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