[kabar]

We can't have two standards on what constitutes a natural born citizen. Cruz will have to disclose whether his mother ever became a Canadian citizen or why he waited until last year to renounce his Canadian citizenship.

SCOTUS has never ruled on what is a natural born citizen as it applies to eligibility for the Presidency. Cruz claims his citizenship thru jus sanguinis as did McCain who had two US citizen parents. Obama has a dual claim presuming he was born in Hawaii, jus solis and jus sanguinis.

In the case of McCain, the Senate commissioned an opinion jointly written by Lawrence Tribe and Ted Olson to opine about McCain's eligibility to run for the Presidency. Cruz ought to do the same now to avoid problems later. If it looks like he might get the nomination, this issue will surface again in spades. An opinion from CATO institute is not good enough.

[Isara]

We can't have two standards on what constitutes a natural born citizen. Cruz will have to disclose whether his mother ever became a Canadian citizen or why he waited until last year to renounce his Canadian citizenship.

SCOTUS has never ruled on what is a natural born citizen as it applies to eligibility for the Presidency. Cruz claims his citizenship thru jus sanguinis as did McCain who had two US citizen parents. Obama has a dual claim presuming he was born in Hawaii, jus solis and jus sanguinis.

In the case of McCain, the Senate commissioned an opinion jointly written by Lawrence Tribe and Ted Olson to opine about McCain's eligibility to run for the Presidency. Cruz ought to do the same now to avoid problems later. If it looks like he might get the nomination, this issue will surface again in spades. An opinion from CATO institute is not good enough.

I think you brought this issue up to create doubt in fellow FReepers about whether Ted Cruz was eligible to be POTUS.