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The thing with the Constitution is it rarely actually defines anything. It was the intent of the writers for it to be as flexible as possible to accommodate unforeseen changes, events etc. It's up to whoever is in power to interpret it. :s

Honestly I feel it's not an important issue because it's not like McCain was raised Panamian and only recently embraced his American heritage to run for President. Streotypes are what they are. They don't always hold water.