Elayne Riggs' Journal (for Leah)

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Disqualified?

Hang on, so McCain wasn't even born in this country? Doesn't that automatically disqualify him from becoming President? If so, why was he allowed to run in 2000 and again this year? Wow, talk about a free pass!

Update: Senator Claire McCaskill (Democrat from MO) introduced legislation yesterday that would define a "natural-born citizen" (the problematic phrase in the Constitution) to include anyone born to any U.S. citizen while serving in the active or reserve components of the U.S. armed forces. Barack Obama's campaign announced yesterday afternoon that he'd cosponsor the bill.

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