Born overseas to American Citizens--Can he be President?

[2bornot2bivy]

<p>1) Didn’t the Supreme Court refuse to hear this case last summer?
2) If Congress voted to say McCain was eligible to run why didn’t they also vote to say Obama was eligible to run?</p>

[Bay]

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If Congress voted to say McCain was eligible to run why didn’t they also vote to say Obama was eligible to run?

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<p>Because Obama is “natural born.” He was born on American soil, i.e., Hawaii.</p>

[jmmom]

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What about our first few presidents? They could not have been natural born citizens of the United States because there was no United States to be a citizen of at the time of their birth.

I believe the wording of Article Two of the Constitution answers your question, if I understand you correctly.

@Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Constitution

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;…

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