Two Democratic Senators Defend McCain’s U.S. Citizenship

Thu, April 10, 2008 - 5:58 PM

WASHINGTON -- Two Democratic U.S. senators, Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Claire McCaskill of Missouri, today introduced a "sense of the U.S. Senate" resolution declaring that presumptive GOP presidential candidate John McCain is a "natural born Citizen," eligible to run for president under the Constitution.

Their move comes after The New York Times published a report in February calling into question the legality of McCain’s presidential run. McCain was born to American-citizen parents stationed on an American Naval base in the Panama Canal Zone.

In a press release, Leahy explained: “Because he was born to American citizens, there is no doubt in my mind that Senator McCain is a natural born citizen. I expect that this will be a unanimous resolution of the Senate.”

“It is silly for anyone to argue that Senator McCain is not eligible to become president,” added McCaskill. “I would hope that this is something we can all agree on, for goodness sakes.”

-- Billy House