[Graewoulf]

CRUZ CONTROL NOW IS THE RULE OF THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR 2016!

[PoloSec]

"doing so amid speculation he could make a run at the White House in 2016."

No speculation I can see; he is running and he is running hard and fast.

He will win in 2016, I can feel it in my bones!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Thank you Texas for Sen. Cruz!

[TADSLOS]

GO TED!!

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

[xp38]

[re_nortex]

Go Ted go! Go Sarah go! Go TEA go! Woo hoo! Rebellion is brewing! Restore God to the classroom NOW!

[Bullish]

I’ll gladly support Ted Cruz and do everything within my power to help him restore the presidency and our country.

RUN TED RUN!!!!
RUN TED RUN!!!!
RUN TED RUN!!!!

[austinaero]

This will make the Dems spitting mad!

I love it.

[garjog]

He would be excellent. They are saying EXACTLY the same stuff trying to marginalize Ted Cruz that they said about Reagan when he was running.

(His parent’s were American citizens, so that makes him an American.)

[sten]

well then... since he’s given up his canadian citizenship...
obviously he’s now a natural born citizen of the US

even tho he was born in canada...
with dual citizenship

yup. totally eligible. nothing to see here. move along.

[MMaschin]

8 USC CHAPTER 12, SUBCHAPTER III, Part I: Nationality at Birth and Collective Naturalization

The above, is a link to the US Code that covers Senator Cruz's Citizenship.

§1401. Nationals and citizens of United States at birth.

(g) a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years: Provided, That any periods of honorable service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or periods of employment with the United States Government or with an international organization as that term is defined in section 288 of title 22 by such citizen parent, or any periods during which such citizen parent is physically present abroad as the dependent unmarried son or daughter and a member of the household of a person (A) honorably serving with the Armed Forces of the United States, or (B) employed by the United States Government or an international organization as defined in section 288 of title 22, may be included in order to satisfy the physical-presence requirement of this paragraph. This proviso shall be applicable to persons born on or after December 24, 1952, to the same extent as if it had become effective in its present form on that date;

The 14th Amendment states -

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.

A Citizen is either born or naturalized.

Is everyone who is a Citizen from the time of their birth, a "born Citizen"? Notice the title of Part I above. It is very clear, it says Part I covers who shall be Nationals at birth, and whom shall be Citizens via Collective Naturalization. If you look at every section under Part I you will notice that every section covers a situation at birth, so the "Collective Naturalization" must be covering an "at birth" situation. It is clearly stating that naturalization can occur automatically at birth. And as stated in the 14th Amendment, one is either 'born' or 'naturalized', not both, so it's clear that one can be a 'naturalized' Citizen at birth, and not a 'born' Citizen.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution gives the power to Congress to

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization

Naturalization is not a process to become a Citizen later in life, it means that Congress has passed a law that grants Citizenship to an individual.

Regarding dual citizenship, contrary to what many here seem to believe, being a dual citizen does not mean one can not be a natural born US citizen. But, to be a natural born Citizen one must not be a naturalized Citizen, and ALL naturalized Citizens must hold some other citizenship at the time they are naturalized (Ted Cruz was Canadian) because Congress can not naturalize someone who is already a US citizen. This is why the 14th Amendment, and clause A of Title 8 Section 1401 does not apply to natural born Citizens, the Congress (or even the 14 amendment) can not naturalize persons who are already natural born US citizens.

In §1401 Congress has passed a law that granted Ted Cruz US citizenship, even though he was born in Canada. Ted Cruz was "Collectively Naturalized", along with anyone else in the same class, a US citizen at the time of his birth. Ted Cruz is a naturalized US citizen, and therefore can not be a natural born US citizen.

[TangledUpInBlue]

This is like leaving the Toledo Mudhens to play for the NY Yankees. A no brainer.

[Sam Troy]

Is Ted Cruz going to renounce his Cuban citizenship, too? He obtained his Cuban citizen from his father who had not yet naturalized at the time Ted was born? Ted was born a tri-Citizen. He and the press seem to forget his Cuban citizenship at birth. He can renounce Citizenships now all he wants but he can never retroactively change the laws of nature and the facts at the time of his birth and his status at birth. He was not born with sole allegiance to the United States which is something being born to two U.S. citizens bless you with.

[B Knotts]

I like Ted Cruz, but this is silliness.