A similar problem was presented when Goldwater ran in ‘64. He was born in the Territory of Arizona, and not of course in one of the United States. The “problem” became moot very quickly when it became evident that his chance for election was nil. The sniping talk dried up. It would be nice, though, if there were more precision in the written laws controlling these things. Let’s ask Al Gore if he knows of any “controlling legal authority”.
It seems that Freepers are bored, and dreaming up legal non-issues to discuss. Even if McCain had been born in Russia while his father was hypothetically stationed there as naval attache, the courts are likely to rule that any child born to two U.S. citizens is a natural-born citizen of the U.S. Since Johnny was actually born on U.S. territory, there is only an issue for those who can’t think of anything more interesting to talk about.
I don’t think he is logged on right now; may I be of service?