McCain's Birth Status, back again.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:43 pm

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[quote]In the most detailed examination yet of Senator John McCainâ€™s eligibility to be president, a law professor at the University of Arizona has concluded that neither Mr. McCainâ€™s birth in 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone nor the fact that his parents were American citizens is enough to satisfy the constitutional requirement that the president must be a â€œnatural-born citizen.â€

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:48 pm

I've not heard the claim made that Obama isn't an American Citizen, but then I'm hardly the target demographic of such efforts. Regardless, this is simply absurd, and it would be an embarrassment for the Democrats to make an issue of it.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:37 pm

Obama was born in the bloody state of Hawaii to an American citizen (his mother) of course he's a citizen.

If I was the Prof I would be careful about slinging that around. He's basically suggesting stripping away citizenship from hordes of military brats.

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:03 pm

One of my relatives didn't vote for Dukakis in '88 because she couldn't vote for "someone who wasn't born in America" (not at all true, of course). This tactic does have a history.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:33 pm

frigidmagi wrote:Obama was born in the bloody state of Hawaii to an American citizen (his mother) of course he's a citizen.

If I was the Prof I would be careful about slinging that around. He's basically suggesting stripping away citizenship from hordes of military brats.

Frigid? That's not what he's saying at all. He's saying those born in a specific subsect of bases, prior to 1937, are not 'natural born' citizens, but effectively naturalized.

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:37 pm

Cynical Cat wrote:One of my relatives didn't vote for Dukakis in '88 because she couldn't vote for "someone who wasn't born in America" (not at all true, of course). This tactic does have a history.

I would suggest that anyone who uses that kind of logic wasn't planning on voting democrat anyway...

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:16 pm

General Havoc wrote:
Cynical Cat wrote:One of my relatives didn't vote for Dukakis in '88 because she couldn't vote for "someone who wasn't born in America" (not at all true, of course). This tactic does have a history.
I would suggest that anyone who uses that kind of logic wasn't planning on voting democrat anyway...

Oh, you'd be surprised, I think, at how conservative some voters who tick Ds can be.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:22 pm

This is quite true. The destructive effects of demonizing fully half of the political spectrum and then adding to that half arbitrarily.

That said, anyone with such logic wouldn't be electing a black guy. Sorry, has to be said.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:12 pm

SirNitram wrote:This is quite true. The destructive effects of demonizing fully half of the political spectrum and then adding to that half arbitrarily.

That said, anyone with such logic wouldn't be electing a black guy. Sorry, has to be said.

You'll hear no opposition from me on that.

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