[Windflier]

Lake, some of us still believe in the words printed on that old parchment that was written in 1789. You’re asking us to step on it, just like the left and the GOP-e have.

That road leads straight to hell. I won’t walk it, and I very much hope that Ted Cruz won’t either.

[Lakeshark]

I love the old parchment, and believe in those words as much as you do, so you can cut the guilt trip stuff. Unfortunately that's not what's law in this country and unless you're really delusional, you know what I'm saying is true. For instance, you and I don't believe Obamacare is constitutional. Guess what.......it is, it's the law. The court has ruled it is. Eventually you will have to purchase it, or suffer the legal consequences. You and I don't believe a lot of things should be constitutionally allowed, guess what, it's what the court rules that counts, and the court deals with precedent and uses that precedent. We may not like that, but short of a revolution, or the evolution of the court to 6 Scalias, it's the reality in this country. We can bluster all we want about what should be clear, but that doesn't matter in the face of what's real.

The birther stuff may have once had a point, but even that's not certain. There's a ton of arguments and legal scholars, good conservative ones that don't buy the birther crap (see #42 for one of many arguments why Cruz is constitutionally eligible).

Once again, the main point: Bambi has been elected TWICE, he's president, and his father wasn't a US citizen. Heck, his mother wasn't even old enough at the time, yet there he is on air force one. It's precedent. It's done. For anyone to presume Cruz is not a US citizen or eligible to be president is fatuousness and ignorant considering that fact.

For any conservative to think he shouldn't run because of the birther belief is beyond my capacity to consider. The birther belief system is neither the law, nor is it even considered as an ideal from the constitution by most conservative scholars.

Cruz is one of our best candidates, believes in the conservative ideal, loves the US, is across the board perfect in his understanding of what is needed at this point and to consider derailing him over the silly birther nonsense, nonsense which is easily argued against, and frankly beyond argument considering the precedent that has been set is insane.