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How was senator McCain able to run for president if he wasn't born in the US?
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∙ 14y ago
You have to be a natural born citizen of the United States to be eligible to become president, and John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone (while his father was serving in the US Navy). However the Canal Zone was a US possession, and McCain's parents were both US citizens. For both of those reasons, McCain is considered a natural born US citizen.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoJohn McCain was born on a US Military base to US parents. When babies are born on the US bases by American parents they are considered being born in the United States since the base (This includes American Embassies in other countries) is considered American soil and ownership. If a foreigner steps on the US base they are stepping onto American soil not the soil of the nation where the base or Embassy is located.
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∙ 11y agoThe US Constitution doesn't say the president has to be born in the US, it says the president has to be a "natural-born citizen" (there was an exception for people born before there was a US, but since any such person would be long dead by now, it's pretty much a non-issue).
A person can be a "natural-born citizen" in two ways: by being born in the US, or by having at least one parent be a citizen of the US at the time of their birth. Obama may or may not have been born in the US (the evidence is pretty good that he was), but it's completely irrelevant since his mother was unquestionably a US citizen at the time.
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∙ 11y agoyes if you like hot cheetos and takis and tacos :)
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Can someone that is elected senator run for president in 2 years?
they should be able to.-
Did John McCain ever run for president?
No. I was able to easily find someone older than McCain: in 1876, Peter Cooper was the Greenback Party's 85-year old nominee for President of the United States.
What will mcCain do for us?
John McCain had maybe suitable ideas to improve this nation and still will. Since the possibility of McCain as president has been removed there is still a chance he may be able to fight the bad ideas while he holds a seat. McCain is a just man who will do all he can for his nation. I WILL ONLY SAY THIS HE IS OUT OF HIS MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is President Obama qualified?
Yes. He worked in Chicago for the community, He was a senator in Illinois, and he was able to get elected.
Who would have made the best President in 2008 Hillary Clinton Barack Obama or John McCain?
The 2008 election was unique, given that one of the candidates was African-American, another was female, and a third was a white man who had been in the senate for years and was a hero of the Vietnam War. In the Democratic primary, there was an intense battle for the nomination between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Then-Senator Obama ultimately won, and went up against the Republican nominee, John McCain. While many Republicans admired Sen. McCain's war service, they privately doubted he was the best candidate; the public seems to have agreed, since the general perception of Sen. McCain's opponents was he would just continue the failed policies of the very unpopular President George W. Bush. Barack Obama was perceived as young, eloquent, and able to reach out to a wider group of voters than McCain could. Mr. Obama won the election overwhelmingly, so we will never know if Mr. McCain or Mrs. Clinton could have done a better job as president.
How old do you have to be in able to run for US senator?
You have to be 30 years old in able to run for US Senator.
Besides your biased opinions and what you think what is President Obama going to do?
Due to split division in the government and high tension with this president odds are not many bills of his will be able to be passed. Same situation would have likely happened if McCain was elected as well excluding he was less radical.
When the vice president is not present to preside a senator is chosen as president?
Not necessarily, if the vice president is not able to preside because he/she resigned, died, or otherwise left office, and there is no president, the Speaker of the House becomes president, and there is a long list after that should a major catastrophic event (nuclear war, etc.) occur killing top political leaders.
Where do you go to be a us senator?
You need to go to a college that will be able to teach you all about becoming and being a US Senator.
John McCain's special qualification?
John McCain was shot down over Vietnam, captured by the North Vietnamese, and held as a POW. This experience of being a prisoner over 30 years ago makes him the best possible candidate for the Office of the President of the United States. Click the link below to learn more about McCain's POW days. John McCain is extremely proud of his ability to make knee-jerk decisions, reaching conclusions while his opponents waste time thinking about the ramifications and outcomes of their decisions. John McCain will stand by any gut-reaction decision that he makes that turns out badly. For example, if John McCain launches America's Nuclear Missiles in a moment of rage, he will accept that the enemy will launch their Nuclear Missiles against America. John McCain will live with his decision because he will be in his hardened bunker. Will normal American's be able to live with McCain's knee-jerk decisions that he proudly does not think through? Vote McCain 08!
John Mccain's issue position immigration?
How do you know we are able to trust him? So we can solve the problem in Iraq...
What the difference between Obama Clinton and McCain?
According to the analysis of most political scientists and reporters who covered the 2008 election, Senator McCain was seen as a traditional Republican who had been forced to the right by his party's more conservative turn, and he was identified with the now-unpopular policies of President George W. Bush. Hillary Clinton was seen as a centrist Democrat, capable of getting the votes of some moderate Republicans as well as attracting women voters. Barack Obama was seen as a young and up-and-coming candidate, able to attract youthful and idealistic voters, as well as ethnic minorities; he was identified more with liberal causes than Hillary Clinton was.
