Senate: McCain’s allowed to be President
By Brian Kirwin | April 11, 2008
Filed Under President, U.S. Senate |
Senate Democrats are offering a resolution saying John McCain would be allowed to be President. Co-Sponsors include Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Seems some thought since McCain was born overseas to parents serving in the military, that it would violate the Constitution’s “natural born citizen” requirement.
Kudos for the Democrats for reading the US Constitution. Sources say they’re hard at work now searching for the word “abortion” in the same document.
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BK - The snarkyness of your post is completely unwarranted - and is the kind of partisanship I have come to expect from you, and reminds me again of the loss of what BD once was.
There is a minor Constitutional question as to whether John McCain could become our President, from that document you should read sometime:
“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…”
The Democrats should be commended for anticipating such a challenge, but of course, it’s much more fun to spin.
Lighten up, Francis.
It disappoints me that the Dems would sponsor such a resolution. It looks as though they are looking down on high and giving John McCain permission to be president.
There is no doubt McCain is a natural born citizen regardless of where he was born. (Actually, aren’t naval bases and embassies considered US property any way?) His parents were citizens, he is automatically a citizen.
If the Constitution read one had to be born in the United States–it doesn’t–there would be a need for some resolution or legislation.
This, to me, looks like more symbolism over substance. Let’s pass another needless resolution to show how magnanimous we are.
If you disagree with me on this, let me ask you what the news stories would be if tables were reversed and McCain was sponsoring a resolution giving Obama, who for sake of argument we will say was born on a naval base, the OK to be president.
At least they aren’t challenging the matter in court. Part of me wonders if the Dems would be challenging naval brat McCain’s right to run for president if he was a Conservative.
Duck -
Not all US bases are soverign US territory - many are leased. Moreover, there was a debate in legal circles whether a President could be born outside of the United States can be President. Ergo, it was the right and honorable thing for the Dems to do, otherwise some conservative or liberal nut could have wasted Sen. McCain’s time with a lawsuit, etc accusing him of not being qualified to be President.
OK there is debate, but there is debate in Washington about what to have for breakfast. I don’t think a resolution is needed.
If a court anywhere in this nation would entertain such a ridiculous case, we are in a sad state as a country. I would like to believe that any self-respecting judge would dismiss this case if it was filed.
That being said, I would rather this matter be dealt with in the courts if some idiot filed the complaint. As a Conservative, I believe in limited government. My problem with Billary and Obama here is legislation is not the answer to everything that ails us. By sponsoring this resolution they are saying they believe the federal gov’t. is the answer to every problem or potential problem.
This action is a distasteful to me as the Republicans trying to tell a husband he cannot make a medical decision for his wife.
Damned if they do, damned if they don’t eh?
Once you allow any person or group to “Allow” you to do anything, you instantly validate their authority and importance.
THAT is why they did it.
SW - you are reading WAY too much into this.
Ragnar,
You miss the point. I said I would prefer an idiot file a lawsuit than passing legislation. By saying that I am not exactly recommending this course of action.
So let me simplify:
A. Idiot= filing a frivilous law suit.
B. Elitist snob= passing meaningless legislation.
C. Do nothing as the Constitution speaks for itself= the right thing to do.
Three choices does not make it damnned if they do and damned if they don’t.
That’s your spin.
Full Disclosure: out of the four candidates for President, I am leaning toward Clinton (not much different than McCain, so what the heck) or Nadir (my none of the above vote).
Duck-
That’s an awesome spelling of Nader’s name.
Nadir — the opposite of zenith…the lowest possible point.
LOVE IT!
Good grief, ragnar, you will defend *anything* your heroes in Washington do.
There is NO legitimate debate — nor has there ever been — as to whether a child of American parents, born overseas, is an American.
The Senate’s action was laughably partisan, and an attempt to cast some doubt in people’s minds as to McCain’s legitimacy. Your defense of it is just as pathetic.