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proof that it was repeald becuase that site would have adressed that issue if it was
once again mccain is eligible
The 14th ammendment is pretty clear. There are two ways to become a citizen.
Born in the United States
or
naturalized (not natural-born)
The Dred Scott case is just supporting the case.
But of course the supreme Court can always rule however the hell they want as long as they give some kind of reason for it.
The panama canal zone was basically a lease agreement. That in no way makes it part of the United States. The Panamanian government was even responsible for civil and criminal court cases within the zone.
(a) Any person born in the Canal Zone on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this chapter, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States, is declared to be a citizen of the United States.
(b) Any person born in the Republic of Panama on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this chapter, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States employed by the Government of the United States or by the Panama Railroad Company, or its successor in title, is declared to be a citizen of the United States.
say somethin.Yes, the 1795 law says they are citizens, a change from the natural-born designation in the earlier law.
Infact, children born in the Panama Canal Zone DO have to file papers for US citizenship. I found a personal account on a blog discussing the topic.
"I was born in the Canal Zone to 2 US born Parents working for the Canal Zone Government.
Guess what? I am not a Natural Born US Citizen. At age 3 my parents applied for my Naturalization Papers and my mother guarded them with her life.
When I apply for a Passport, a birth certificate is not good enough, I must pull out that Naturalization Paper work.
My birth certificates state on them Ancon, Canal Zone, Republic of Panama.
Panama is unique. It has never held the same generally accepted laws as US Military bases in other over seas locations. Babies born in Panama are registered w the Panamanian Registro Civil. My marriage was preformed by a Panamanian Judge in a Panama Court house - My marriage to a US Army Soldier and me a dependent of US Civilian Parents.
Do a little real homework before staying the idea is wrong. In the end the US Supreme Court will have to make the ruling. There are enough cases on the books regarding CZ's status that any good lawyer can lay a claim McCain is not eligible by the definition in the constitution."
This is because the Canal Zone had its OWN government bodies! From the CDC website:
"From 1904 until 1979, the Canal Zone Government registered all civil acts of birth, death, and marriage in the Canal Zone for U.S. citizens and foreign nationals."