[C. Edmund Wright]

The original intent of the “natural born” requirement for presidents was so that they would not have divided allegiances. Cruz was born a dual citizen of the US and Canada. According to the original intent of the framers, he is disqualified.

You must be a bureaucrat, because you interpreted "original intent" as only a bureuacrat could...by saying that the technical defintion was the original intent, and ignoring what was really the original intent....which was no divided loyalties. Some 240 years ago, that loyalty test was a helluva lot different than it is now. Seriously, what kind of bureaucrat are you???

[Cold Case Posse Supporter]

“Some 240 years ago, that loyalty test was a helluva lot different than it is now”

What law made ‘loyalty test’ change?

[xzins]

The original intent of the “natural born” requirement for presidents was so that they would not have divided allegiances.

Since the same Founders declared a person born overseas to US citizen parents to be a natural born citizen (1790), then they must have decided that divided allegiance was more than a matter of location of birth or the citizenship laws of any particular country.

In fact, there are countries in the world which do not give automatic citizenship to those born in their country. (Which I actually agree with and wish our country would copy.)

So, you're telling me that if Ted Cruz had been born in Australia, which doesn't give automatic citizenship, that he would be just fine with you.