Not Trying To Start A Political Debate Or Any Of That Junk

[Matthew3590]

Was McCain born on a military base in the Republic of Panama?

 

[spiritdance]

McCain was not born on the base because his mother detested the military doctors. He was born at a local hospital in a nearby town. His citizenship rests on the citizen status of his parents. Whether the base is "U.S. soil" or not is, in this case, moot.

 

[Matthew3590]

Naturalization Act of 1790, that "the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond the sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens"

 

[deerman]

More info on who are natural born citizen''''''''just facts


Currently, Title 8 of the U.S. Code fills in the gaps left by the Constitution. Section 1401 defines the following as people who are "citizens of the United States at birth:"

Anyone born inside the United States *
Any Indian or Eskimo born in the United States, provided being a citizen of the U.S. does not impair the person's status as a citizen of the tribe
Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S.
Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. national
Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year
Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by age 21
Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)
A final, historical condition: a person born before 5/24/1934 of an alien father and a U.S. citizen mother who has lived in the U.S.

 

[deerman]

Quote:
oh you want to go to 1790...where was the first 7 Presidents born..........

 

[Matthew3590]

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oh you want to go to 1790...where was the first 7 Presidents born..........

Jackson 1767- south carolina
Q. Adams- 1767 massachusetts
Monroe-1758 virginia
Madison-1751 Virginia
Jeferson-1743-virginia
Adams-1735 Massachusetts
Washington-1732 Virginia

 

[Matthew3590]

All born in the Colonies/USA before the Constitution was written

 

[SunnyDawn]

This is a very interesting thread! Great to see folks sharing valuable information.

 

[deerman]

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yep British territory.......do a little more checking you will find some were born outside the first 13 States.......not even a STATE at the time they were born. there.

 

[Matthew3590]

Quote:
yep British territory.......do a little more checking you will find some were born outside the first 13 States.......not even a STATE at the time they were born. there.

Wouldn't this be a moot point since The naturalization act was passed in 1790?