Posted on 01/07/2016 12:17:43 PM PST by VinL
... Nancy Pelosi wouldn't say Thursday whether she thought Cruz was a "naturally-born" citizen when asked about it...
She waved off weighing in, saying it was "inside baseball" and a constitutional issue. But she also made a point of pointing out that ...McCain -- who was born outside the U.S. mainland in the Panama Canal Zone at a military base -- was born in U.S. territory versus Cruz, who was born in Canada, saying "perhaps there is a distinction."
...Donald Trump escalated his attack against Cruz on Wednesday while the Texas senator sought to move past the hits and maintain his status as a favorite to win the Iowa caucuses.
In separate interviews with CNN, Trump and Cruz squared off over the businessman's comments -- reported Tuesday in The Washington Post -- that the senator's birth in Canada could pose a "big problem." Trump told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that Cruz, whose mother was a U.S. citizen, should go to court and ask a judge to rule that he's eligible to run for president.
"How do you run against the Democrat, whoever it may be, and you have this hanging over your head if they bring a lawsuit?" Trump said in an interview ...on "The Situation Room."
For his part, Cruz said he is certain that he never owned a Canadian passport, pushing back sharply on the idea that there is any legal controversy whatsoever./..
Experts largely agree that Cruz, who was born an American citizen thanks to his mother's nationality, is eligible to serve as president. The U.S. Constitution requires that presidents be "natural-born citizens," which Cruz is alleged to not be, as he was born in Canada. Cruz has the backing of most legal experts and U.S. case law, according to a 2011 Congressional Research Service study.
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Right...stay in Pee-wee.
So????
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What?
So... Trump supporters are so passionate that he can do or say anything and they will applaud it.
He doesn’t need to prove where he was born because they think it was in Bethlehem.
I’m just suggesting we be real. It reminds me of the Herman Cain support last time, but hey ... remember that?
Oh. Well, whatever his appeal, it’s not a majority. In the polls I’ve seen, he loses to mostly all the other candidates (except Bush) head to head.
As I said, by going after Cruz on the birther issue, he’s mad irrevocable enemies of his supporters. Trumpkins may be gleeful in this attack on Cruz, but Trump lost any chance of getting the nomination.
I’m wondering why or how Dems know that 0 was born in Canada. Is the truth circulating among them?
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