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Posted on 05/07/2026 9:58:26 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
The secretary of state has quickly established himself as a staunch defender of the administration, a formidable opponent for the liberal media, and one of the president’s most trusted allies.
A reporter asked about his hopes for America. His answer was patriotic, optimistic, and reflective of the kind of vision Americans deserve in a future leader.
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what a disaster
Marco Rubio is ineligible for president because his parents were not U.S. citizens when he was born.
According to who?
Rubio already said that if Vance runs then he will not.
JD could walk down the hall on a moments notice. Hegseth could show up and confine the questioning to defense. The Treasury secretary Bessent has that air of confidence that’s refreshing. Every different stand-in would throw them a curve and catch them off guard.
Remember the old days when you seldom saw cabinet members out in public except when something big happens? That was then..
What a a disaster is FR has trolls like you that post your idiocy on here
I dunno about that but Rubio and JD Vance are a couple of strong candidates. My money is still on JD Vance.
My friends I’m talkin’ bout our human resources even though the article subject is 3 years ahead of itself.
Ron DeSantis gets things done before others even realize there’s a problem.
Let’s hope there are no ‘seminar’ posters among us. Perhaps we could do that to them but we’d have to find out what their bigger sites are first.
very good
I asked grok the following question:
According to US law is marco rubio eligible to run for president and serve as president of the united states?
Thought for 3s
Yes, according to U.S. law and the prevailing constitutional interpretation, Marco Rubio is eligible to run for and serve as President of the United States.
lawandcrime.com
The U.S. Constitution (Article II, Section 1) requires that the President be a “natural born Citizen,” at least 35 years old, and a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years. Rubio meets all three criteria without dispute:Age and residency: Born May 28, 1971, he is well over 35 and has lived in the U.S. his entire life.
Natural born citizen: He was born in Miami, Florida, making him a U.S. citizen at birth under the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship (jus soli) principle: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States...” His parents were Cuban immigrants and lawful permanent residents (not diplomats or enemies), but not yet naturalized citizens (they became citizens in 1975). This does not affect his status.
snopes.com
Legal Consensus and PrecedentSupreme Court and historical practice: Cases like United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) affirm that children born on U.S. soil to non-citizen parents (who are not foreign diplomats) are natural-born citizens. This aligns with English common law at the Founding.
reason.com
Court challenges: Multiple lawsuits and ballot challenges in 2015–2016 (e.g., in New Hampshire, Florida, Illinois, Arkansas, New York, and Vermont) claiming Rubio was ineligible due to his parents’ status were all dismissed or unsuccessful. Rubio’s legal team successfully argued his eligibility in filings.
en.wikipedia.org
Expert and bipartisan view: Legal scholars across the spectrum, election law experts, and sources like the Washington Post, Law & Crime, and Reason magazine describe his eligibility as straightforward and undisputed under current law. Fringe “birther”-style claims (similar to those once aimed at Obama or Cruz) have no legal traction.
washingtonpost.com
Rubio himself has cited birthright citizenship in defending his own eligibility. While debates continue about potential future changes to birthright citizenship policy (which would not apply retroactively), they do not alter Rubio’s established status under existing law.
nytimes.com
In summary, there is no serious legal barrier—Rubio is fully eligible.
JD Vance is Trump’s pick to be the the next president.
Its a done deal.
The U.S. Constitution and Common Law.
Reiterated in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857): Supreme Court Justice Peter Vivian Daniel, in a concurring opinion, quoted an Emerich de Vattel's 1758 treatise The Law of Nations for a definition of natural-born citizen: "The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country of parents who are citizens".
Reiterated in Minor v. Happersett (1875): "The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners." - Chief Justice Waite
Marco Rubio was a foreigner until his parents became citizens. His parents were "subject to the jurisdiction" of Cuba until they became citizens and could be recalled as the Cuban government saw fit. As such, Marco Rubio was absolutely "subject to the jurisdiction" of Cuba, not the United States.
That is my take, if Rubio or DeSantis want to run they will have to give up their day jobs after the 2026 election. Reports suggest DeSantis wants a cabinet position but he can't do that if the trying to run for president.
DeSantis for AG.
Yeah... grok, Thought for 3s, lawandcrime.com, snopes.com, reason.com, en.wikipedia.org, washingtonpost.com, nytimes.com...
Keep that propaganda on Democrat Underground.
The media needs to do their research to the day about a year ago where Marco said that if Vance enters the race he (Rubio) would be backing Vance.
A Cuban neocon. Never trust a Cube
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