John McCain’s Citizenship Status & Eligibility for the Presidency Called into Question

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was born August 29, 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone on a U.S. military base to two United States citizens. Because of the location of his birth, McCain’s eligibility for the presidency is now in question.The U.S. Constitution states that “No person except a natural born citizen shall be eligible to the office of President.” While no one is disputing that McCain is a citizen of the United States, the issue of whether he can be considered a “natural born citizen” is being called into question. A natural born citizen “is where only the natural act of one being born in a place determines the status of ones citizenship with no additional stipulations necessary to influence that status.”Although McCain was born on a U.S. military base, it is now being argued that he is not a natural born citizen, but rather, should be considered a “naturalized” citizen. Panama, is not a U.S. territory – it is a sovereign nation.

To date, no law or court ruling has ever actually established the official or precise definition of what is a “natural born citizen”. However, it is typically agreed that a natural born citizen is one who is born in any of the 50 U.S. states or the District of Columbia.

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Since the qualifications of a president and senator are the same, I think he’s safe.

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Andy Rooney rebuffs street evangelist at Super Bowl

I’m note what I find more interesting about this article from the Baptist Press:

  • That Andy Rooney states he’s an atheist or
  • The name of the street evangelist

As thousands of people thronged Phoenix for the Super Bowl, a small contingent of Christians spread out across the metropolitan area to share their faith in Christ. One of them had a chance to talk with Andy Rooney, the commentator whose curmudgeonly complaints wrap up the weekly “60 Minutes” program on CBS.

“I was standing on a corner and turned around and there was this little old man walking across the street,” said Tony Didlo, a member of Grace Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in Des Moines, Iowa. “I knew right away it was Andy Rooney.”

Didlo held out a Gospel tract and asked Rooney if he had received one yet.

“Yeah, I’ve got one of those,” Rooney replied, according to Didlo’s account of the Jan. 31 encounter.

“Sir, do you believe in God?” Didlo asked.

“No, I’m an atheist,” Rooney said. “I think it’s sad you people believe in that stuff.”

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