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To: Bill Russell
The Constitution leaves it for the Congress to define “natural born” citizenship.

No. The Constitution gives Congress the power to establish uniform rules of "naturalisation." This *necessarily* excludes "natural born" from the equation because per comm and natural law, someone who is "natural born" is "naturally" a citizen, there is no need for statutory law to define the status and quality of their citizenship.

Long story short - if your citizenship is derived from meeting a qualification specified in a law passed by Congress (as Cruz's is), then you are by definition not a natural born citizen.

84 posted on 01/12/2016 10:39:15 AM PST by Yashcheritsiy (What good is a constitution if you don't have a country to go with it?)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Long story short - if your citizenship is derived from meeting a qualification specified in a law passed by Congress (as Cruz’s is), then you are by definition not a natural born citizen.


Whether or not this statement is true, the fact remains that the statement will be ASSERTED over and over in the general campaign, by the dems and the media, once Cruz is the nominee.

That much you can bet on.


90 posted on 01/12/2016 10:41:56 AM PST by samtheman (Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Yup every time someone starts the discussion by invoking a statute or act of Congress, they’ve already admitted that he’s not a natural born citizen.


113 posted on 01/12/2016 10:50:57 AM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: Yashcheritsiy; Behind the Blue Wall; Mollypitcher1

All of those arguing that Cruz is not a natural born citizen are wrong.

Many, such as Alan Grayson, are knowingly lying to try to undermine the best candidate in the race.

Ted Cruz clearly meets all the Constitutional requirements and existing statues defining natural born citizenship.
Congress, in conjunction with the President and the Courts have consistently defined Natural Born citizenship and it includes anyone born to a United States Citizen of majority age who meets the criteria defined by Congress in the laws cited above.

All the semantic parsing of Natural Born verses Naturalized at birth of a person born to a citizen of the United States, even beyond its borders, in no way meets the intent of the Founders that whomever is elected President of the United States be a loyal citizen, born into the tradition of Freedom of this great nation.

Ted Cruz is clearly qualified. Now try to defeat the merits of his arguments on the field of ideas.


279 posted on 01/12/2016 1:51:56 PM PST by Bill Russell
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