This indeed is a campaign of firsts. We could have the first Panamanian

[alfredo]

as president. Remember, McCain was born in Panama.

[shraby]

1. To U.S. citizens which makes him

a natural born U.S. citizen, not a Panamanian.

[bunkerbuster1]

2. yeah, but it will be fun to drag out the Freepig posts about this

I seem to recall that the Freepers were going nuts about the possibility of this "foreign born" guy becoming President.

Of course they probably think Obama's a furriner on account of being born in Hawaii...

[alfredo]

3. yeah, but it is fun to watch people's face when you tell them that he

was born in Panama.

[grantcart]

4. Yeah but first you ask them if they believe ina "strict" reading of the constitution

The natural born citizen clause is a subject of debate. No law or court ruling has ever established the precise definition of a natural born citizen. It is generally agreed that a natural born citizen of the United States is any person born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. But it is not firmly agreed if this definition should also include persons born in United States overseas territories or persons born to United States citizens living abroad. To date, no such person has been nominated for President or Vice President by a major political party, although some serious candidates for nomination (most recently George W. Romney, who was born in Mexico, and John McCain, who was born in the Panama Canal Zone) have fallen into the area of uncertainty. There is currently a movement to abolish the natural born citizen clause and allow immigrants to be President, thereby also eliminating the controversies regarding the definition of natural born. It has received exceptional support from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who was born in Austria.

[alfredo]

7. I'm sure the Minutemen types would love seeing immigrants allowed

to be president. The Republicans would have to be against it or be labelled hypocrites.

[damntexdem]

5. And has been Zoned out ever since.

;-)

[alfredo]

8. I was zoned out last night.

[mnhtnbb]

6. And we may be retiring to Panama. What a world.

[alfredo]

9. It will probably have a higher standard of living than the US.