[justiceseeker93]

OK, so, for the sake of argument, McCain is a citizen by statute, or more specifically, a citizen at birth by statute. To the best of my knowledge, there is no case law establishing that such a citizen does not fall under the rubric of "natural born citizen." I am aware that Leo Donofrio would argue that McCain is constitutionally inelegible for POTUS, but the legal answer to that question will probably never be known because the issue is moot.

[SatinDoll]

http://federalistblog.us/2008/11/natural-born_citizen_defined.html

The Fourteenth Amendment framer, Rep. John A. Bingham, in 1871, gave a definition of Natural Born Citizen, which stated in part:

“every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen.”

So, to restate Rep. Bingham’s definition of “natural born” in 21st century terms:

1. Born on U.S. soil;

2. Parents are citizens at the time of birth.

I’m not making this stuff up, you know!