[Former MSM Viewer]

Rubio understands American Exceptionalism better than most. Can he be Prez one day?

Can he run as VP?

[sushiman]

No . But that didn’t stop Obozo .

[Pearls Before Swine]

He cannot run as VP if he is ineligible to be President. I’ll leave the determination of his NBC status—and his eligibility for the Presidency to others on FR.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Charles Curtis was born in the territory of Kansas before it was a State. According to the ludicrous “a ‘Natural Born Citizen’ is different than a citizen at birth” contingent, he would not have been eligible to be Vice-President.

And yet, he was.

So yes, since Marco Rubio was born as an American citizen, he is eligible to be President and therefore eligible to be Vice-President.

[goseminoles]

Is Romney eligible to run???

[apillar]

Well the courts have essentially decided that part of the constitution doesn’t matter so why not?

[bvw]

Perhaps the SINGLE MOST exceptional and BOLD COURAGEOUS act a man, this man, Marco Rubio, might do for AMERICA and the restoration of the G-dly values of the Constitution, the Declaration and our Founding Era, is to claim that according to his best understanding of the proper meaning of the US Constitution’s requirement of “Natural Born Citizen” that he himself is ineligible.

[Capt. Tom]

In deciding in favor of Obama in the recent Georgia case, the Georgia judge referenced an Indiana case:
The Indiana Court rejected the argument that Mr. Obama was\ ineligible, stating that children born within the United States are natural born citizens, regardless of the citizenship of their parents. Id. at 688. This Court finds the decision and analysis of Arkeny persuasive

If that is how the decision is made, Rubio is eligible to run for President, and so aren't the anchor babies of illegal aliens. - tom

[skeeter]

Alan West was born here.

Personally I try to avoid jumping on a politician's bandwagon because they happen to be an ethnic minority member of my party, but Congressman West really IS the best candidate for VP IMHO. In fact I wish he were running for the top spot - he'd have BO crapping his drawers.

[Drew68]

Good God, yes. Please stop it already. Nobody is buying this birther nonsense. Nobody.

[backwoods-engineer]

Did Rubios parents become citizens before he was born?

Public records say no, though some dispute them.<

Can he be Prez one day? Can he run as VP?

As far as we know, NO.

But that didn't stop Obama.

Apparently, if we want to follow the Constitution and Supreme Court decisions on this topic, we are "birthers" and are to be despised, even on FR.

[biggredd1]

The answer is NO, rubio’s parents were not citizens and rubio is NOT eligible. However, under the communist-rino agreement that provided the hussein dunham usurpation, rubio and jindal will now be waived through. The senate resolution 511 for mccain will now be 513 and 514 for both marco and bobby. Somehow, the commies forgot resolution 512 for dunham.

[LachlanMinnesota]

What possible difference can it make to know whether any of the proposed candidates are qualified for office.

No one cares.

Those that do care are shot down, mostly with the argument that you will never win the argument.

SO Obama violates to the free exercise of religion.

Who cares?

Even our supreme Court Justice says that Constitution would not be passed if they tried it today, and she would prefer the South African Constitution.

All I can say is, if the Constitution not longer matters for you, then beware that it no longer matters for me, either.

If you want a dictator in office with all powers, then beware when someone whom you do not support gets in there to be his or her own kind of dictator.

Meanwhile, the powers that be destroy the economy, free enterprise, and stifle free speech everywhere, and no one even notices.

A pox on them all.

[wolfman23601]

No, and the way he talks about Cuba, there would clearly be a loyalty conflict.

[Georgia Girl 2]

No Rubio’s parents became citizens after his birth. He is not eligible to be VP or POTUS but I’m sure the GOP will try to run him anyway. There is an unspoken agreement between the GOP and Dems to change the definition of Natural Born Citizen. Thats why Obama was allowed to run. They all knew he was not eligible.

[Missouri gal]

According to what I read, a “natural born citizen,” as defined by the Law of Nations, basis of U.S. constitutional law, means a person born in the country of interest to parents (actually maybe father only, since this was written long ago) who are citizens OR permanent residents of same. That would allow Rubio, but NOT Barack Obama, whose father was a temporary foreign visitor (student). LoN also allows a person born elsewhere to a member of US military, if that person is on military duty for the gov’t at the time. That was the basis of John McCain's claim to be a NBC, and which claim was endorsed by Congress.

[norwaypinesavage]

I'm under the impression that Cuban refugees from that time frame became legal residents as soon as both feet touched dry land on US soil.

BTW the requirements for veep are the same as the requirements for president.

[baiamonte]

The answer to your question is simple. If Rubio were a Democrat, there would be no problem with him running for President. However, because he is a Republican, he must be deported and then sneak in through HI, become a professional C- student; community agitator; and then, and only then, a US Senator for 141 days. After doing absolutely nothing in the Senate for 141 days, he will be fully qualified to be the President of the free World.

[morphing libertarian]

Good guy, but not a NBC for my money. Let the supremes sing out.

[Kansas58]

Natural born citizen means Citizen at Birth and NOTHING ELSE!

I know of not a single elected official or judge in the entire country who disagrees with me on this point.

[Kansas58]

Natural born citizen means Citizen at Birth and NOTHING ELSE!

I know of not a single elected official or judge in the entire country who disagrees with me on this point.