To define who needs to be naturalized means you have to define who is already a citizen. That is covered at the end of section 8, where it says: “To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. “
Ted Cruz did not have to be naturalized because he was already declared to be an automatic citizen at birth.
The law says so. And the Constitution gives Congress the power to decide.
I say Ted Cruz for VP.
This time.
Although I’m ready to vote for him for president, if it comes to that.
:D
Please show where “citizen” equals “natural born citizen”.
Why can a Senator or Representative be a citizen, but a President must be a natural born citizen?
If the whole idea of adding the words “natural born” to the requirements for President by the Constitutional Convention was to make sure a President did not have divided loyalties to America,how does that apply to someeone not born of two citizen parents?
Ted Cruz was born in Canada, so Canada can claim him as a citizen.
Ted Cruz’s mom was an American, so he can be an American citizen.
Ted Cruz’s dad was a Cuban citizen, so Cuba could claim him as a citizen.
Three countries have a claim on Cruz. How is that not a case of divided loyalties?
Which of the three countries takes precedence?
A law of naturalization does not supplant the Constitution.
Neither does the 14th Amendment change the requirements for the Presidency.
You cannot keep claiming “citizen” is equivalent to “natural born citizen”, otherwise any anchor baby is eligible to be President of the United States.