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Yours is an attitude problem. It is not one of intellectual discourse or of providing enlightening information. It is bluster and it is incomplete and out of context.

The few references made in the US Constitution and in the 1790/1795 Naturalization Acts have been bandied about the internet and FR for years in relation to NBC folklore. Natural born is natural, meaning not naturalized. Laws have always referenced the only two categories.

Again natural Born means natural means not naturalized. There are only two types of citizens, natural and naturalized.

The context is that a naturalized citizen may be captured and held to a prior allegiance. This has happened. Hence, they are prime targets to become double agents by force.

The 19th Amendment provides a landmark in time of the shift in how birthright was conferred. Prior to it, citizenship was conferred by the father. After it, citizenship was conferred by either the mother or the father. The birthright was the first step in establishing citizenship.

Ted Cruz was born of a citizen parent who maintained her allegiance and ties to the United States. She never applied for Canadian citizenship. Her only association with Canada was that she worked for a short while in the Alberta oil industry. Her son was born in Canada and Canada automatically recorded his birth and under their laws granted him immediate citizenship. The mother did not request such status for her son. It was automatic. She completed the process of establishing his American citizenship when she brought him to his home country as a young boy. There are numerous cases of this happening to many many Americans. It is not even a question except in the slugfest of political elections where uncertainty over absurdities is thrown about to scare people.

I support Donald Trump. Ted Cruz is my second choice and my strongest preference for VP.

Donald said back in early December at a rally that he really liked Ted Cruz, that his (Cruz’) poll numbers were not good and that he might have to “go to war” with Ted if Ted’s poll numbers became competitive with his own. He said all of that in early December.

Then Donald said at a rally about two weeks ago that he was told that you have to be born on US soil to be natural born, That is not true. Donald struck out with that claim. But he did it to inject the question in the media to create a discussion. No matter what the truth is, the injection of uncertainty will always cause poll numbers to weaken unless the injection is so absurd or laughable

Then Donald said recently that it looks like Ted is getting it straightened out. And then he went back to pounding Ted on the issue and other issues. That’s the slugfest of primary politics. It’s to be expected. Donald is a master at directing attention to uncertain or unknown things about his opposition, and keeping the media attention focused on it. Donald wants to win, he’s not expected to do anything else.

Cruz is eligible. He’s on the ballot in all states. His backers know he is eligible. The democrat that filed a lawsuit against him has a very weak case that will be dismissed.

Donald will be the nominee because he appeals to more demographics, not because Ted is ineligible. NBC is nothing but a distraction is this.