Would someone explain why the Cruz citizenship issue is so complex. Unlike Obama, where fraudulent birth certificate accusations muddied the waters, all of Cruz’s and our country’s documentation is out in the open.
Guess something’s ambiguous in our Constitution. The explanations out there are all long and there are a lot of them. Why the fog?
Sure. I’ll explain it. Ted Cruz is a statutory citizen-at-birth. He is not a citizen under the 14th Amendment. The courts have never ruled explicitly on whether or not a statutory citizen-at-birth is the legal equivalent of a natural-born citizen under the Constitution, which is required for eligibility to the presidency.
I believe the courts would rule in his favor, but the issue is not “settled law” as some conservative pundits claim.
Because the media can use the fog to obscure the issues. The 'fog' is the normal everyday citizen's ignorance of every detail of the Constitution and the Laws of Naturalization and Immigration.
Just go out and ask the average person on the street if Cruz's Dad was born in the US. Or his Mom. Ask another person if the Dad was born in Canada, or the Mom. Ask them where Cruz was born. Ask them if he ever had a Canadian passport.
Ask them if Ted was born in Cuba. (bet you get some yes's). Then ask them if their answers mean that Cruz is, or is not a NBC according to US Law.
It's like that 'survey' where they asked if we should bomb Agrabah. Do you think we should, or shouldn't ?
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Obama was born out of country to a minor girl.
Minors do not automatically confer citizenship on their children.