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But there I go again stating the obvious.

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.

These sections, relating to citizenship, were affected by the Nationality Act of 1940, former section 501.

That act was passed on Oct. 14, 1940, to consolidate and restate the laws of the United States regarding citizenship, naturalization, and expatriation, and, in addition to certain specific repeals, all acts or parts of acts in conflict with its provisions were repealed by former section 904 of this title.

The repealing of all prior laws that conflicted with the new definitions make moot anything that would question John McCains citizenship.

Additionally it does not matter whether McCain was born on the moon. AS you can see from the legal definition of a natural born citizen…….

* 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.

John Sidney McCain III, the Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona, was born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone, Panama. Despite being born on foreign soil, McCain's parents (Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. and Roberta Wright McCain) were U.S. citizens, which gave him American status from birth. McCain's father and grandfather were both famous U.S. Navy Admirals, and instilled in him the values of duty, honor and service of country.

So long as both his parents are citizens of the US and at least one has lived in the US then he is a natural born citizen. For example I have a nephew who was born in Belgium when his father and mother were living over there working for General Dynamics. He has dual citizenship but is considered a natural born citizen because both of his parents were citizens and they had both lived in the US.

Natural-born citizen

Who is a natural-born citizen? Who, in other words, is a citizen at birth, such that that person can be a President someday?

The 14th Amendment defines citizenship this way: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” But even this does not get specific enough. As usual, the Constitution provides the framework for the law, but it is the law that fills in the gaps.

Currently, Title 8 of the U.S. Code fills in those gaps. Section 1401 defines the who are “citizens of the United States at birth:”

1. Is “citizens of the United States at birth” considered legally and Constitutionally the same as “natural born” U.S. citizens?

2. When did this title/law become effective? Is it retroactive?

3.On the “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.” I assume these are “persons” born outside the U.S.?

Perhaps we can both do some research and get back?.

* 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.