Tell that to Antonin Scalia. There have been plenty of "Stare Decisis" judgments overruled by higher or different courts. This has never been decided by SCOTUS and it will at some point have to be given the high percentage of foreign born in this country.
Like it or not, 0bama has set the precedent. As long as one of your parents was a citizen, then you are too. Even if that parent was a minor.
It was never tested in the courts so no precedent was ever set. Obama spent millions preventing it from getting a fair hearing. Lack of standing was a common ruling tossing the case out of court.
So, given all that, who do you honestly expect will challenge Cruz?
I suspect that it will be one of those issues planted by the Clinton camp or perhaps even a Rep in the MSM, which will show some interest this time. It will raise questions and doubt among some voters. The fact that the Senate felt compelled to do a resolution on McCain's eligibility should tell you something. And the findings also asserted that Obama was eligible because he was born on American soil seems to be the real reason the issue was raised. Also, Cruz felt compelled to renounce his Canadian citizenship. Why?
On August 19, 2013, The Dallas Morning News reported that Cruz was born a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, although no documentary evidence has been presented. Cruz’s birth certificate released to the publication at the time confirms his Canadian birthplace. In response, Canadian immigration attorneys and government officials reportedly told the newspaper that anyone born in Canada, regardless of the parents’ citizenship, is automatically granted Canadian citizenship.
Cruz claimed not to have been aware that he was a Canadian citizen for his entire life until renouncing that citizenship in May of last year in apparent preparation to launch a presidential campaign.
The News additionally reported that Cruz’s mother “registered his birth with the U.S. consulate” and that Cruz traveled on a U.S. passport in 1986 while on a high school trip. However, no documentation supporting the claims was presented.
The week before announcing his bid for the U.S. presidency, two former Solicitors General wrote an opinion piece published in the Harvard Law Review asserting that Cruz is a “natural born Citizen” because he has one U.S.-citizen parent.
I want this resolved not only because of Cruz, but also, because of the millions of "anchor babies" born to illegal aliens and the millions of more children born overseas to US citizen parents. It is a constitutional issue that should be resolved.
I’ll go you one better, let’s say for the sake of argument that Cruz is an outright illegal alien — admitted, documented, proven. I’d still vote for him, even if I had to write his name in compared to everyone else running GOP, DEM, Libertarian, Green or any other party affiliation. I personally do not care what Cruz’s citizenship status is, he is far more qualified and is the sole candidate with the nations bests interests at heart. I can’t think of any other candidate that this nation more desperately needs.
If Cruz is as big an adherent and defender of the Constitution as you think he is, he would refuse to run. We are either a nation of laws or we are not. Officials sworn to protect and defend the Constitution should be held to the same standards as everyone else. You sound more like a liberal than a conservative.
“...You sound more like a liberal than a conservative...”
Opinions vary. I will choose “Country” over “Party” and “Concern Trolls” every time.
“...If Cruz is as big an adherent and defender of the Constitution as you think he is, he would refuse to run...”
OOOH!! You are soooo close. It’s right there in front of you! Just follow that train of thought and you will have escaped “Conspiracy” land and rejoined us here in “reality” land.