An old friend informed me that I was wrong about John McCain's eligibility to be President. The Proof? A non-binding Senate Resolution in 2008.
THAT MEANS NOTHING!!!
Pretty much, the Senate said "The issue is too complicated for us to think about. Screw the Constitution. It is a minor inconvenience". The same Republicans and Conservatives that insist on interpreting the Constitution as literally as possible loosely interpreted it to mean "any one born to Americans anywhere" despite the 14th Amendment (defining citizenship), laws, and court decisions. (to be honest, the Senate was split 49 Dems to 49 Repubs with two left leaning independents, if you can call Lieberman 'left').
Past Presidents like Richard Nixon had to prove definitively that they were in fact born on US soil. Goldwater saw some controversy as he was born (1909) in Arizona before it became a state in 1912 (though the 1905 Supreme Court case Rasmussen v. United States did give citizenship to those born in incorporated territories like Arizona) Don't forget the crap surrounding Obama, despite the fact that the facts are out there for those willing to do real research.
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