Personal account from someone born in the Canal Zone:

"I was born in the Canal Zone to 2 US born Parents working for the Canal Zone Government.
Guess what? I am not a Natural Born US Citizen. At age 3 my parents applied for my Naturalization Papers and my mother guarded them with her life.
When I apply for a Passport, a birth certificate is not good enough, I must pull out that Naturalization Paper work.
My birth certificates state on them Ancon, Canal Zone, Republic of Panama.
Panama is unique. It has never held the same generally accepted laws as US Military bases in other over seas locations. Babies born in Panama are registered w the Panamanian Registro Civil. My marriage was preformed by a Panamanian Judge in a Panama Court house - My marriage to a US Army Soldier and me a dependent of US Civilian Parents.
Do a little real homework before staying the idea is wrong. In the end the US Supreme Court will have to make the ruling. There are enough cases on the books regarding CZ's status that any good lawyer can lay a claim McCain is not eligible by the definition in the constitution."

By the way, LS. How is your last post relavent? Of course there have been different interpretations for different purposes.