Posted on 01/11/2016 8:53:37 AM PST by VinL
Donald Trump continues to raise the issue of Sen.Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) American citizenship.
In a Fox News Sunday interview (below), Trump argued that the Canadian-born senator must "get this problem solved" before potentially running against a Democrat in the fall and facing a lawsuit.
"Does 'natural-born' mean born to the land, meaning born on the land? In that case, he's not. But nobody knows what it means because it hasn't been adjudicated and it hasn't gone to the Supreme Court," said Trump.
On America's Newsroom this morning, Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said that Cruz's American citizenship is "well-settled and established" under a law that goes back 100 years.
Napolitano said Cruz's citizenship cannot be questioned, since his mother was an American citizen when he was born.
"A human being born in another country with at least one parent who is an American citizen, who lived in the United States for at least one year during the parent's life before the birth, is an American citizen. That is exactly Ted Cruz's situation. ... [He] is a natural-born American citizen," Napolitano explained.
He agreed with Martha MacCallum that the reason for bringing this up is "political," not legal, since many voters may not know the law.
Napolitano said Cruz could benefit from getting this cleared up now, rather than later. But he noted that Trump is correct that the Supreme Court has never reviewed the law "because the issue has never come up."
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Where are courts given the luxury of simply ignoring cases they don’t like?
I caught that in the oral arguments of Nguyen v. INS. Do you think that should grounds for her to recuse herself?
I had no idea actually that Cruz was born in Canada.
Courts dismiss cases every single day, it’s what they do. You were a witness to many examples.
Trump’s a narcissistic con man. You’re actually that gullible?
Asking that question one time was just that, asking a question.
However, asking it and repeating it, then getting his crowd worked up over it is a agenda.
So saith another noob.
Supposedly for lack of standing. When there is a case with standing do they get to just throw it out?
“Hey, we (the court) think this OJ Simpson case is stupid so forget it.” Huh?
“We the courts don’t like Hobby Lobby so when they file a civil suit we’ll just say we don’t give a flying pluck for Hobby Lobby and that’s just that. Too bad, so sad, Hobby Lobby. Go to a country that cares.” What?
He's the only one strong and tough enough to take on the GOPe and the Dems at the same time,
Only HE will deport every single illegal hiding in this country.
Only he will force Mexico to build the wall, and China to send back our jobs.
The reason for that is the leftist and Feminist have successfully infiltrated Free Republic and taken it over.
Rush Limbaugh once again said on his show today that 27% of Trump’s support is from blue collar Democrats.
Almost a 1/3 of Trump’s support is Democrats.
That’s what we are facing here now on Free Republic.
God only knows how many Ron Paul independent supporters support Trump.
You’re a fool if you believe all of that.
Trump trolls.. Interesting. Bastards I guess.
Trump will carpet bomb ISIS into non- existence.
And make the Arabs pay for the bombs.
He knows how to negotiate.
Lawyers are taught to defeat the law, “constitutional scholars” are taught to defeat the Constitution. Just a fact.
People have a right to know. Besides, according to the cruzers and the msm, the people that go to Trump rallies are not going to vote for him.
Wondering if you can share a link that has Queen Noor’s statement admitting she never renounced her American citizenship?
I’m asking you because I’ve been looking, and the only reference I can find claiming she’s an American citizen is a blog stating she’s wealthy and doesn’t pay her US taxes.
All other articles I find state that she converted to islam, renounced her American citizenship, and acquired Jordanian citizenship upon her marriage.
There is a very high possibility that the person you talked to is NOT a Ted Cruz supporter, but said that to muddy the waters.
He can’t help himself from being a jerk.
What they are reporting is that some Democrats who attend Trump’s rallies are not going to vote for him.
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