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The Top Candidates Tell Katie Couric What Book They'd Bring To Washington With Them

[j-whitman]

Sgt,,,,,

Read up bro,,, There have been arguments for citizenship for children born on bases to one US parent, not to both as US Citizens

,,, Our Constitution has never been ammended to include those as born in US Trust Terrorties, or on US bases abroad..... To our courts it''s a black & white issue, either you are born within our borders or you are not.

---- It''''s a black & white issue to our past court rulings, either you are foreign born or natrual born.

[sgtrds]

McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone --- By our Constitution he can''''t become President.

Posted by j-whitman at 10:48 PM : Jan 29, 2008

He was born in the Canal Zone, which at the time was an American territory, at a US military base, which is considered American soil. He is certainly a natural born American citizen just like any other military dependent born at US bases anywhere in the world and is certainly eligible to be president, though I still think (and hope) he won''t be.

[j-whitman]

cjf2121,,,, Check it out yourself -
--- There''s been many arguments for children born with one US parent, but none at all in McCain''s instance,,
,,, He''s NOT a Natural Born Citizen - he was born in Panama with dual citizenship up to a certain age ---
---- Never in the history of the office have we had one born outside the USA ----- Article 2 of our Constition has to be ammended first.

[cjf2121]

J-Whitman. Nice try, but John McCain''s parents are both American citizens, which makes him (gasp!) a natural born citizen, no matter where his physical birth place was. It''s sad so many Americans are so stupid...

[libra127]

"How unAmerican can a Senator of the United States be to make a comment as did Hillary Clinton in reference to the Bush White House not having the Constitution at hand!!!!!! "
Posted by donscot3 at 08:31 PM : Jan 29, 2008

Nope. In fact her comment was spot-on and there is nothing "unAmerican" about it. She obviously was not speaking literally. Bush has ignored the Constitution repeatedly in his actions, such that it appears he hasn''t read it or hasn''t comprehended it. It is a very significant point.

[j-whitman]

clovisbuford,,, Nope, not smoking anything -- Don''t yell at me, I didn''t write or sign the Constitution, read it yourself.... Article 2

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States.

[clovisbuford]

err. J-whitman I am not a big mccain fan or indeed republican fan ,but you are smoking crack if you dont think John mccain can''t be elected president. Stick to the issues , this is the equivelent of internet cotton candy or crack.Do you post on 9/11 being a staged event as well?

[j-whitman]

McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone --- By our Constitution he can''t become President.

[micma-2009]

Bush brought "My Pet Goat" into the White House.

[sgtrds]

Blogger, rather than waste your energy with swearing, why don''''t you take some time to educate me as to why Ron Paul is so bad.

Posted by chopper2901 at 08:04 PM : Jan 29, 2008

Have you seen him in the debates? Have you ever really listened to the looneytoon proposals he has? If you have then you know he''s bat-sh*it crazy! Bring ALL of our troops home around the world? Eliminate all taxes and then just cross our fingers on anything getting built, like roads or a military. Privatise everything! Wanna call the fire department and find out they''ll charge you per call because they''re no longer supported by taxes? Wanna call a cop and have him or her say "What''s it worth to you for me to come out? $20? $50?" Wanna hear on the TV (the one you''ll be paying a monthly fee to watch) that one of our closest allies is under attack and all we''ll have to say is "Tough sh*it! That''s what you get for being stupid enough to be our friend! Dumb as*s! HA HA HA!!"

Ron Paul is bat-sh*it crazy. And a racist.

[incog-nito]

The answers by Clinton and Giuliani smack of phoniness. C''mon! Federalist Papers? Constitution? Does it sounds like something you''d cozy up to next to the fireplace?

[lil_willie61]

However, the triple threat of the previous Republican majority in Congress, a Republican President, and a stacked Supreme Court has very nearly succeeded in destroying many of the protections of the Constitution.
- Posted by flreason at 08:01 PM : Jan 29, 2008

Educate me, please... Which Constitutional rights/protections have I lost? I don''t seem to be missing any. I''m a libertarian, BTW, who will be voting for the only Constitutionalist in the race.

[wardoglrs]

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[j-whitman]

What Book They''d Bring To Washington ??
--- What ever book they have should be dropped in the night book return slot at the library. -
----- They aren''t going to get into the White House except by invitation for decades.

[oeangus]

How is Hillary pointing out the truth, un-American? Unless deception and bald-faced lying is now American. Which could be. Just look at Bush.

[donscot3]

How unAmerican can a Senator of the United States be to make a comment as did Hillary Clinton in reference to the Bush White House not having the Constitution at hand!!!!!! Shame on you Hillary.

[rowdytexan2]

Posted by flreason at 08:01 PM : Jan 29, 2008

Maybe I should have said he was the first president to suspend habeas corpus, and committed war on states that seceded peacefully from the Union which they had every right to do.

[rowdytexan2]

Posted by notopennshut at 08:12 PM : Jan 29, 2008

A party rule that excludes the votes of any state needs to be changed. That is insane! For the life of me I cannot figure out how such a rule benefits a free country.

[ensign5-2009]

Mr. Obama must have forgotten that he chose "Team of Rivals" when he (and Senator Kennedy) sat stonily during the State of the Union speech last night. It was an eye opener. The President has to be President of all, no matter their party. Alas, they weren''t the only people acting like brats last night. Our poor nation!

[notopennshut]

The national democratic party must not and should not seat any of the delegates who broke party rules. We should show the country that we are a party of principles and that we cannot reward those who break party rules and expect to be rewarded. What are we telling the people??? Do as you wish, break any rule, and know that you will be rewarded?? If the party must work out how to find a nominee, they must do it, but not at the cost of rewarding law breakers. It is not fair to those who abide by the rules and not fair to us. Too often, laws have been circumvented to arrive at the means. This is the worst lesson for democracy.