[muir_redwoods]

I love Sen. Cruz. My question is an honest one. His mother was an American citizen; I understand hs father was not. Sen. Cruz was born in Canada. By what constitutional logic s he qualified to serve? I hope mightily that he is but I do wonder.

[Principled]

He was born an American citizen.

[SoConPubbie]

I love Sen. Cruz. My question is an honest one. His mother was an American citizen; I understand hs father was not. Sen. Cruz was born in Canada. By what constitutional logic s he qualified to serve? I hope mightily that he is but I do wonder.

With respect to constitutionality, please point out the relevant passage from the US Constitution that requires 2 citizen parents at birth to be considered Natural born.

Lacking that, please point out the relevant US Law passed by the US Congress and signed by a US President that requires 2 citizen parents at birth to be considered Natural Born.

Lacking that, please point out the relevant US Supreme Court Ruling that has clarified the meaning of Natural Born to mean requiring 2 citizen parents at birth.

Thanks in advance.

[iowamark]

He was born a US citizen because of his mother, by US law. He is a natural born US citizen.

There are people who make other claims of second and third class citizenship at birth, but they have no support in US law. The US courts would never support such nonsense.

[Windflier]

By what constitutional logic s he qualified to serve? I hope mightily that he is but I do wonder.

I've wondered too, but when I sat down and reasoned my through the issue, what settled the matter for me, is the fact that the Constitution and the Framers' America have largely been overthrown.

It's more important to me to elect someone to that office who will give their all to restore the Constitution, and roll back the Socialist takeover of our government.

We're actually in a war to save our country.

For that reason, Ted Cruz will have my full support if he chooses to run. If we can somehow shoe horn our government back into its constitutional constraints, then maybe I'll give a damn about Article II, Section 1 (not that I don't).

[Trailerpark Badass]

Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. See that flaming heap 100 years in your rear view mirror?

That's the Constitution.

[okie01]

By what constitutional logic s he qualified to serve?

His mother was an adult American citizen.

Therefore, her son is an American citizen at birth.

Period. Though some will insist otherwise, there is no issue about this.

[NoKoolAidforMe]

I love Ted Cruz too, and he is one of the few in Washington I still respect. However, he is not a natural born citizen which is what the Constitution requires. A natural born citizen is one born with unquestionable and non-loyalty conflicting citizenship. His mother was American, and his father was a Cuban citizen at the time of his birth. He is an American citizen, but not a natural born citizen. The founders wanted someone with no loyalty to another country. Both parents had to be US citizens in order to qualify to be president.

By Obama’s own words in ‘Dreams from my Father’, he is not a natural born citizen as his father was Kenyan at the time of his birth (allegedly.) He is not eligible to be president, but since no one has any backbone in Washington, there he stays.

[Zenjitsuman]

Ted’s father if he left Cuba and went to America would be granted American citizenship, their is a law on the books legalizing political refuges from Cuba.

[DoodleDawg]

By what constitutional logic s he qualified to serve?

By the logic that he's over 35, has been a resident of the U.S. for more than 14 years, and is a natural born citizen.