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I pretty sure if you are born to two American citizens on the plane flying between Europe and the US, or on board a ship outside US waters, you are natural born.

Here is the response from an attorney practicing in the federal courts system to your scenario.

No. The son would be a citizen as a default (under statute). Natural Born Citizen has two conditions that are required to be met: (1) Born in the U.S. Mainland (soil of the U.S. - 50 states) and (2) Born to 2 American citizen parents.

I pretty sure if you are born to two American citizens on the plane flying between Europe and the US, or on board a ship outside US waters, you are natural born.

Here is the response from an attorney practicing in the federal courts system to your scenario.

No. The son would be a citizen as a default (under statute). Natural Born Citizen has two conditions that are required to be met: (1) Born in the U.S. Mainland (soil of the U.S. - 50 states) and (2) Born to 2 American citizen parents.

Well, based on this, it would seem, that John McCain is not a natural born citizen either.

As far as any ‘Admiral’ exemption, McCain's father graduated from the Naval Academy in 1931, McCain was born in 1936. His father didn't even become a lieutenant commander until 1942.

So, if your friend is correct, McCain is not natual born either.

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