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Clinton, Obama Sponsor McCain Citizenship Bill
May 1st 2008 10:30PM
Filed Under:eHillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, Featured Stories, 2008 President
The question of whether Sen. John McCain is eligible for the presidency has popped up from time to time in the media and on the Internet. The controversy, such as it is, hinges on the circumstances of McCain's birth. The Constitution lays out three eligibility requirements for presidential candidates. A candidate must be at least 35 years old, a resident of the United States for at least 14 years, and must be a "natural-born citizen." McCain qualifies on all three; but some commentators have questioned whether he can be considered to have been natural-born because he was born on a U.S. Navy base in the Panama Canal Zone.Now, however, the Senate has moved to put that minor controversy to rest. Yesterday, the Senate passed a resolution declaring that McCain is a natural-born citizen. The resolution was passed by unanimous consent. More surprising than the result, however, was the fact that the bill was written and submitted by Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and co sponsored by both Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). Politics makes strange bedfellows.
Legal and Constitutional scholars have said that there is little chance that McCain would be declared anything other than a natural-born citizen. The Supreme Court has held that the children of military and Foreign Service personnel stationed abroad are considered natural-born. Congress has also legislated the issue. So Clinton and Obama risked little in signing on to the resolution. Still the questions about McCain persisted.
But Obama and Clinton did not have to put their names on the Senate Resolution removing any doubt from the issue. It was a gesture of respect, and maybe a bit of good sportsmanship with a touch of good politics thrown in, for McCain's rivals to acknowledge his legitimacy to run in opposition to them. More puzzling, though, is the fact that the measure only garnered one Republican co-sponsor, McCain supporter Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK).
The full text of the resolution is as follows.
S. Res. 511
Whereas the Constitution of the United States requires that, to be eligible for the Office of the President, a person must be a "natural born Citizen" of the United States;
Whereas the term "natural born Citizen", as that term appears in Article II, Section 1, is not defined in the Constitution of the United States;
Whereas there is no evidence of the intention of the Framers or any Congress to limit the constitutional rights of children born to Americans serving in the military nor to prevent those children from serving as their country's President;
Whereas such limitations would be inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the "natural born Citizen" clause of the Constitution of the United States, as evidenced by the First Congress's own statute defining the term "natural born Citizen";
Whereas the well-being of all citizens of the United States is preserved and enhanced by the men and women who are assigned to serve our country outside of our national borders;
Whereas previous presidential candidates were born outside of the United States of America and were understood to be eligible to be President; and
Whereas John Sidney McCain, III, was born to American citizens on an American military base in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That John Sidney McCain, III, is a "natural born Citizen" under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 2)Nydia11:46PMMay 1st 2008
Be sure to read the last line.
This guy wants to be our President and control our government. Pay close attention to the last comment!! Below are a few lines from Obama's books ' his words:
From Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites.'
From Dreams of My Father : 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mothers race.'
From Dreams of My Father: 'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'
From Dreams of My Father: ; 'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.'
From Dreams of My Father: 'I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.'
From Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.'
bold&beautiful11:53PMMay 1st 2008
I am a true republican... but, I think McCain's health care plan, if you can call it that STINKS!! A certain percent should be taken out of all wages for health care ... rich pay more- poor pay less. Then doctors should bill the government. this way we are all covered & can choose our doctors. Also doctors can not get by with charging the governmment outrageous prices this way. Other countries can figure health care out ...why can't we?
-McCain has no good plans for health care or immigration policies.
-Obama is not trustworthy & it seems he has some grudge against the country he wants to rule. He's lied too much! None of his plans for change seems realistic at all. Obama could be the downfall of America if he is elected.
-Clinton can't be believed either, she's had some shady dealings and her husband could have taken out Bin Laden and stopped 9-11 & this terrible war from transpiring.He made threats while Bill was on board & he was too busy with Monica to listen. As a woman, I wouldn't vote for a woman- especially this one. We just can't find a smart, honest or strong enough man for the job.
????? ~~~~~~~One of these characters will be our president~~~~~~~~?????
Well, lets just hope McCain can come up with a REAL health care plan and change his immigration policies to stop all the illegals from running here for freebies and also- jailing the American's who hire them. Oh, & plan when to get our troops home. We can use them here to patrol our borders!!! Just implement some changes in his thinking, & he might make a president we can thrive with. McCain I want to vote Republican ... but with your current stand on things you are making hard!
me!12:18AMMay 2nd 2008
Hillary Clinton invited Rev. Jerimiah Wright to the White House for "counseling" when she and Bill were having the "Monica Escapade".Why? Why doesen't the media pursue this?
Hillary provided legal services to the Black Panthers while working for a legal of which two of its partners were known avowed communists! Why doesn"t the media investigate this?
Who donated one million $ to the Clinto Library and has promised to donate 21$ million more! Why doesent the media report this?
Read and pass these items on .Maybe an uncorrupted media person will look into this. Then Hillary can really repudiate Rev. White or maybe make another 3 time Bosnia "forgetfull" story out of these items. Andthis holy sanctimonious ---- wants to be president!!!!
tom2:42AMMay 2nd 2008
What I just saw on youtube scares the shit out of me.
JOHN6:33AMMay 2nd 2008
Trinity United Church of Christ
Obama mentioned his church during his appearance with Oprah. It's the 'Trinity United Church of Christ'.
It is very alarming. Barack Obama is a member of this church and is running for President of the U.S. If you look at the first page of their Web site, you will learn that this congregation has a non-negotiable commitment to Africa. No where is America even mentioned. Notice too, what color you will need to be if you should want to join Obama's church? Does this surprise anyone?
Doesn't look like his choice of religion has improved much over his Muslim upbringing. This guy wants to rule America while his loyalty is totally vested in a black Africa !
I cannot believe this has not been all over the TV and newspapers. This is why it is so important to pass this message along to all our family and friends. To think that Obama has even the slightest chance in the run for the presidency is really scary.
EXISTENTIAL BEING7:08AMMay 2nd 2008
I AM SLAVE TO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE! WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE ON GOES THE BALL AND CHAIN AND BACK TO WORK I GO TO SUPPORT A CAUSE UNKNOWN! I CONTINUE TO WORK AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG! MY BACK IS SORE MY FEET ARE FLAT!
MY CHILD NEEDS TO EAT AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH IN MY SACK! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT MY BACK
AND THE NURSE HANDS ME SOME CRACK AND TELLS ME TO COME BACK! I GO BACK TO WORK AND STILL DON'T HAVE MUCH IN MY SACK! I CAN'T GO BACK FOR MORE CRACK I BROKE MY BACK AND I DON'T KNOW JACK! PAUL, THE SCHMUCK, STOLE MY TRUCK! JACK I FOUND WAS IN MY SACK AND OBAMA THAT HACK STABBED ME IN THE BACK! MY CHILD WENT BACK FOR MORE CRACK BUT CAME BACK WITH A PLAQUE! HILLARY WILL FIX YOUR BACK IN FACT SHE WANTS YOUR SACK! YOU STOLE HER CRACK AND SHE WANTS IT BACK! MCCAIN WHO SAT BACK CAME TO REACT! I WANT YOUR ASS! WE NEED YOU BACK I LOST MY CRACK IN IRAQ! I NEED TO SUPPORT MY CHILD WHO GOT JACKED IN THE SACK AND I NEED YOU BACK IN IRAQ! AND NOW I GOT HACKED AND NOW LAY IN A SACK!!! THE SCHMUCK WHO STOLE MY TRUCK FOUND MY SACK AND LAID DOWN WITH JACK! I WILL LAY OUT THE CRACK AND HAVE YOU ALL FOR MY SNACK! THEY ALL WANT TO GO GREEN AND ALL THEY FOUND WITHIN MY SACK WAS NO MORE THAN A BEAN!
VOTE FOR NO PRESIDENT!!!
NO RE-VOTE IN MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA!!!
THE PEOPLE HAVE MADE THEIR CHOICE AND NOW THEY WANT TO REVERSE THEIR DECISION! TYPICAL WHITE FOLK! MY STANCE HAS NOT ALTERED NOT ONE IOTA! ALL POLITICIANS CAN BE FOUND TO BE CORRUPT! REVISION OF LAWS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ABOLISHMENT OF THOSE SAME LAWS! THE LARGER AND MORE DIVERSE THE POPULATION THE MORE REVISION OF THOSE SAME LAWS ARE NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE ALL CLASSES OR AS COULD BE SAID “TRIBES” BIG BROTHER/SISTER HAS ALWAYS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPY ON AND MANIPULATE FOR ITS OWN AGENDA IN THE PRETENSE OF THE GODLY/UNGODLY SENSE OF ITS CITIZENS! ELITE CLASS CONTROLS THE SUB CLASS! MIDDLE CLASS CONTROLS THE LOW CLASS AND THE LOW CLASS HAS NO SELF CONTROL AND STRUGGLES TO FIND SELF IDENTITY, GUN TOTIN’ BIBLE’ THUMPIN’, ALL PSYCHOLOGICAL! RESEARCH, READ AND LEARN THAT ALL CLASSES EVOLVE THROUGH THE DELUSION OF MAINTAINING SELF CONTROL AND SEARCH FOR SELF IDENTITY IN A PREDISPOSED IMAGE IN THE PRETENSE OF CONTROLLING ALL SUB CLASSES! THE PRECEPT OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION HAS EVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND THE PRIME SPECIES HAS EVOLVED TO BECOME A COMMODITY WITHIN ITSELF! SELF CONSUMPTION LEADS TO SELF DESTRUCTION! YOU ARE BORN IN A DIMENSIONAL RIFT OF EXISTENCE, YOU EVOLVE THROUGHOUT BODILY EXISTENCE AND THEN YOU EVOLVE THROUGH AN OUTERLY WORLD EXISTENCE! ARE WE THE SLAVE OR THE MASTER, THE CONSUMER OR THE CONSUMED! DO WE EXIST TO SERVE AN IMAGE, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN OR DRIFTING THROUGH DIFFERENT REALMS OF EXISTENCE IN SEARCH OF OURSELVES WITHIN AN IMAGE CONSTRUCTED THROUGHOUT OUR INDIVIDUAL EXISTENCE! ALWAYS A BEGINNING NEVER AN END! I AM CAUCASIAN, PREFER THE CLASSIFICATION OF (EXISTENTIAL BEING) AND I WILL CONTINUE THE PRETENSE THAT I AM MY OWN MASTER!
(REJECT AND DENOUNCE) HILLARY GOLDEN COW CLINTON
CONCERNED7:50AMMay 2nd 2008
LAST YEAR, MANY THOUGHT GOLDEN BOY OBAMA COULD “WALK ON WATER” --- NOW IT APPEARS THAT, DUE TO ALL HIS LIES AND TIES TO ANTI-AMERICANS AND TERRORISTS, HE MAY BE “SINKING”! NO matter how much OBAMA protests that Wright doesn't represent him or his thinking --- the fact is he sat in Wright’s church for nearly two decades, called him a “spiritual mentor” and “family confidant”, appointed him to an “advisory post” in his campaign, and in his so-called “race speech” refused to disown his two decade experience and relationship with him.
ROBERT KENNEDY, JR. SUPPORTS HILLARY. A "YOUNGER GENERATION" KENNEDY WHO IS WELL-READ POLTICALLY.
MAYA ANGELOU SAID: “Hillary Clinton is a prayer of every American who really longs for fair play. Working men and women have had their jobs snatched from underneath them, their homes snatched away from them. And what we need, I think, is a person, a President who can make a difference in our country. She intends to help our country become what it can become. She dares to say human beings are more alike than we are unalike. I watched her become interested in public health and in education for all the children. And I watched her stand. I have found the person I think would be the best president for the United States of America.”
VOTE HILLARY 2008!
RURAL-SMALL-TOWN-AMERICAN8:07AMMay 2nd 2008
OBAMA HAS BASED HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON LIES.
HIS TIES TO ANTI-AMERICANS AND TERRORISTS WILL NOT GO AWAY.
HE DENOUNCED PASTOR WRIGHT "AFTER" HIS POLL NUMBERS DROPPED. HE SUPPORTED WRIGHT FOR 20 YEARS. SAT IN CHURCH WITH HIS CHILDREN, LISTENING TO SPEWS OF HATRED AND "GOD DAMN AMERICA".
I'M A SMALL-TOWN AMERICAN WHO IS NOT BITTER BUT I DO BELIEVE IN GOD.
OBAMA CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
THE POSITRON9:09AMMay 2nd 2008
RICHARD ROBLES9:13AMMay 2nd 2008
LOOK!!! EVEN HILLARY AND OBAMA ARE VOTING FOR JOHN MCCAIN! WELL THEN SO WILL I.
http://evolutionfacts.blogtownhall.com/2008/04/08/mitt_the_flip_flopper_romney_sinks_republican_party_if_selected_as_john_mccains_vice-president!.thtml
Betty Powers9:16AMMay 2nd 2008
As a Democrat I will never vote for Hillary! She is trying so hard to be a republican and she has a MASTERS DEGREE in CORRUPTION.
The Clinton's have so much scandal attached to their name that they are completely unelectable. Now let's look at their vast Scandals.
The Scandals:
1 Whitewater
2 Cattlegate
3 Nannygate
4 Helicoptergate
5 Travelgate
6 Gennifer Flowersgate
7 Filegate
8 Vince Fostergate
9 I wonder where those Whitewater billing records came fromgate
10 Paula Jonesgate
11 Federal Building campaign phone callgate
12 Lincoln bedroomgate
13 White House coffeegate
14 Donations from convicted drug and weapons dealersgate
15 Buddhist Templegate
16 Web Hubbell hush moneygate
17 Lippogate
18 Chinese commiegate - Clinton was practically endorsed by red China
19 Let's blame Kenneth Starrgate
20 Zippergate/interngate - the Lewinsky affair itself
21 Perjury and jobs for Lewinskygate - the aftermath
22 Willeygate
23 Web Hubbell prison phone callgate
24 Selling Military Technology to the Chinese Commiesgate
25 Coverup for our Russian Comrades as Wellgate
26 Wag-the-Dog-gate
27 Jaunita Broaddrick gate
28 PBS-gate
29 Email-gate
30 Vandalgate
31 Lootergate
32 Pardongate
To view what each these scandals in detail just click this link below
http://members.tripod.com/GOPcapitalist/clinton-scandals.html
Clearly Hillary Clinton has too much baggage of corruption in her past to lead America. The Clinton's are apart of the Democrat Establishment and CANNOT BE TRUSTED!!!
YOU WANT PROOF? This is a partial list of 52 deaths of persons connected to President Clinton during his scandalous tenure as Governor of Arkansas and/or while President of the United States and thereafter.
http://earlcallaway.com/corpsecount.html
Katherine9:59AMMay 2nd 2008
mescha--is that true? Please write all authorities and tell them what happened to you and comapre it to McCain. You are right, that is not fair at all.
__________
LOOK, people, Tom Coburn sponsored it, but that is the guy that Obama said is like BILL AYERS the domestic terrorist!! I still can't believe he said that at the debate!
http://thehill.com/byron-york/barack-and-the-bomber-2008-04-17.html
RURAL-SMALL-TOWN-AMERICAN2:49PMMay 2nd 2008
Do not be fooled by the charisma of this man --- he clearly resents America and wants to "change" it in the way “anti-Americans” want it to be shaped.
Obama has no experience, poor judgment, no credibility nor loyalty toward the USA. He is just a cynical, arrogant political opportunist with no wisdom. For months, Barack Hussein Obama has been talking about fundamental "Change."
Most of us wonder what kind of change he wants? He has not been able to tell us. If we connect the dots --- we can get a pretty good idea of the kind of change Obama is talking about: He is being endorsed by anti-Americans and terrorists Ayers, Wright, Farrakhan, Rezko, and many other people who hate America. He is for the black supremacist and far-left anti-American ideology running things.
His ideas of change are a combination of the ultimate liberal wet dream and America's worst nightmare.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! HE’S OUTSPENT HILLARY 4 TO 1 AND STILL CAN’T STOP HER! OUR COUNTRY IS NOT FOR SALE! WE HAVE 50 STATES --- NOT 48! NO BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!
CLEARLY, HILLARY CLINTON IS THE WISER CHOICE TO REPRESENT DEMOCRATS THIS FALL.
NO-BAMA7:53AMMay 3rd 2008
THE QUESTION IS: WHO IS BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA?
THE ANSWER IS: NOBODY KNOWS!
HE HAS NO EXPERIENCE, HE HAS POOR JUDGMENT, HE'S AFRAID TO DEBATE, MOST OF HIS FRIENDS ARE ANTI-AMERICANS AND TERRORISTS, HE KEPT HIS CHILDREN IN A CHURCH TO HEAR "GOD DAMN AMERICA", AMONG OTHER THINGS! ARE THEY PROUD TO BE AMERICANS??? HIS WIFE HATES AMERICA --- SHE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE FIRST LADY. SHE ISN'T QUALIFIED TO BE CALLED A "LADY" PERIOD.
HE CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY. HIS "CHICKENS" ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST!
IN NOVEMBER, WE NEED TO REPLACE ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS!
HILLARY 2008!
Mary O\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\10:59AMMay 3rd 2008
Hillary is the clear choice for America in these the most uncertain and challenging times in our history. Senator Obama is not ready to face the challenges ahead and needs to go back to the senate to attain the needed skills to one day be President. That is if his associations and ties do not preclude that from ever happening. Right now we need Hillary!!! Thank you IN and NC for considering America's needs first in this nominating process. Go Hillary!
CAROLINA12:38PMMay 3rd 2008
OBAMA ATTENDED A CHURCH OF "HATE" AND ASSOCIATED WITH A RADICAL ANTI-AMERICAN MENTOR, WHO SPEWED "GOD DAMN AMERICA", FOR 20 YEARS --- THEN LIED ABOUT IT! DON'T FORGET OBAMA'S TIES TO WRIGHT, BOMBER AYERS, REZKO, FARRAKHAN, TO NAME A FEW.
STOP THE DRAMA --- SAY NO TO OBAMA!
HILLARY 2008.
Wkrupa1:06PMMay 3rd 2008
If you are in this country without the proper papers, you need to be thrown right back to where you came from....................
AMERICAN4:29PMMay 3rd 2008
OBAMA HAS BASED HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON LIES. WE HAVE 50 STATES --- NOT 48 --- COUNT THEIR VOTES!
HIS TIES TO ANTI-AMERICANS AND TERRORISTS WILL NOT GO AWAY.
HE DENOUNCED PASTOR WRIGHT "AFTER" HIS POLL NUMBERS DROPPED. HE SUPPORTED WRIGHT FOR 20 YEARS. SAT IN CHURCH WITH HIS CHILDREN, LISTENING TO SPEWS OF HATRED AND "GOD DAMN AMERICA".
I'M A SMALL-TOWN AMERICAN WHO IS NOT BITTER BUT I DO BELIEVE IN GOD.
OBAMA CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
mimiphd15:30PMMay 3rd 2008
Isn't is interesting that Obama supported Rev Wright all the years he was spouting his poison/venom/hate etc,however,as it began affecting Obama,he changed his mind pretty quickly. does that say something about his "true" feelings, patriotism, LOYALTY? Just wondering.
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Hey NOT FAIR!!! I was born on a foreign US military base & my parents both US citizens thought I was also a US citizen b/c I was born on what is considered US soil (military base) to US citizens. However, they found out when I was 16 that I was NOT a citizen b/c I was born in a foreign country. I had to go through the WHOLE process of becoming a citizen including taking the US HISTORY/Civics exam and participating in a naturalization ceremony!! HAHA It was quite an experience though!! Beware to other children of Military who were born overseas! Better check to make sure you really are a US "citizen"