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	Name:	GoneFishin -
	Subject:	More on the facts
	Date:	10/5/2008 12:55:23 PM

I was just stating a fact. To be President you must be a natural- born citizen not just have citizenship.

I have all the respect for John McCain and his service to our country just not his policies. I volunteered and proudly served our country in the Coast Guard.

Despite widespread popular belief, U.S. military installations abroad and U.S. diplomatic or consular facilities are not part of the United States within the meaning of the 14th Amendment.

A child born on the premises of such a facility is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and does not acquire U.S. citizenship by reason of birth.

US military bases are foreign territory where all the local laws apply. The status of Americans stationed on those bases is governed by a diplomatic agreement called a Status of Forces Agreement.

When a child is born on a US base with one or more American parents the parent(s) must file all applicable paperwork with the US embassy to get the child's American citizenship recognized.

McCain’s citizenship was established by statutes covering the offspring of Americans abroad and laws specific to the Canal Zone as Congress realized that Americans would be living and working in the area for extended periods. However, whether he qualifies as natural-born has been a topic with some declaring him ineligible while others assert that he meets all the basic constitutional qualifications — a natural-born citizen at least 35 years of age with 14 years of residence.

The Panama Canal Zone was American territory until it was returned to Panama.

Just some facts. That's all.