Posted on 01/11/2016 6:27:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and constitutional law attorney Thomas H. Dupree appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News show to answer whether Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is eligible to be president of the United States.
Controversy surrounding Sen. Cruz's eligibility arose when business mogul Donald Trump questioned Sen. Cruz's status as a natural born citizen.
When asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer whether Sen. Cruz is a natural born citizen, Trump responded, "I don't know, to be honest."
Constitutional law attorney Thomas Dupree, however, says, "[T]here is no question whatsoever that Ted Cruz is constitutionally eligible to serve as president of the United States."
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Below is a transcript of what former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and constitutional law attorney Thomas Dupree had to say on Sean Hannity's Fox News show:
Thomas Dupree: "Absolutely. Sean, there's no question whatsoever that Ted Cruz is constitutionally eligible to serve as president of the United States....
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“No, they didn’t. Which is why we’re a representative republic and have a Constitution to protect against such things.”
The fact that we are a representative republic (and for good, well thought out reasons) does offer protection against a cult of personality election and the risk of mob rule that can happen in a Democracy. But the founders trusted Americans enough to fashion a Democratically elected representative Republic. So, yes, I believe they trusted the electorate more than you. Add to that it is only POTUS that requires the NBC status.
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