Understood and agreed.
I began my mostly adversarial relationship with FR birthers in 2008 (after having been one of them for a short time) because I thought some of their conclusions and theories damaged the reputation of FR and conservatism. I spent months disputing demonstrably false Internet rumors. It was brutal at times and a lot of fun at other times.
Then I came to the realization that I had reached those I could and mostly left them alone. I agree with them on some points and disagree with them on others. In the process of getting to this point, I came to know many of them. Most of them have pure intentions and do not want to betray their principles.
I’m hopeful that both sides can come to respect the position of the other so neither side has to die on hill, so-to-speak.
FWIW, that part of the Foreign Affairs manual was written long before Hillary Clinton. It’s been the official position of the U.S. government for a long time.
Me too. But eventually I realized that we were kicking against the pricks. FWIW, even if BHO was born in Kenya, he would still be a NBC because his genetic father was obviously Frank Marshall Davis who was a Citizen.
I brought up a point that pro-life Birthers should consider. TED CRUZ WAS CONCEIVED ON AMERICAN SOIL!
Now to all you pro-life Anti-Cruz birthers out there, when does the Natural Born Citizenship attach?
Is it when life begins or at the time of birth? If there is some claim to Natural Law imputing citizenship, then it attaches at the moment of conception and the place of birth would be irrelevant. And if an American woman goes from Buffalo to Toronto to get an abortion, did she abort an American or a Canadian?
FWIW, that part of the Foreign Affairs manual was written long before Hillary Clinton. It’s been the official position of the U.S. government for a long time.
And their position is that they don't have a position. Which leaves Ted Cruz eligible.
There is not a court in this country that would rule otherwise and IMPO the courts have no jurisdiction to make that ruling anyway. It is up to the States to qualify the candidates, the electors to choose a qualified candidate and the congress to certify the results. The SCOTUS has no authority to rule that Ted Cruz was not eligible to be president once he has been certified by congress. The certification acts as unrebuttable proof of eligibility.
IOW, no court can refuse to recognize that certification.