[Uncle Chip]

Only the father had to be a citizen. So, one parent citizenship goes back to the Founders

But the mother became a citizen upon marriage to her husband -- so if the father was a citizen then so was the mother.

[xzins]

Then just consider Cruz’s father a citizen since the Founders allowed a spouse of a citizen to be an automatic citizen. As you know the nation now treats women as equal citizens and with a vote. We decided they were wrong about women’s equality.