Posted on 01/09/2016 11:04:44 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
-- U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 1
It is easy to ignore the often-hateful blatherings of Donald Trump, but his questioning of Ted Cruz' eligibility to be president needs an answer. And that answer is a clear "yes."
Trump knows very well that Cruz is eligible, but in his desperation to stave off a surging Cruz candidacy The Donald will say anything.
Although he was born in Calgary, Canada in 1970, Ted Cruz is considered a "natural born" citizen of the United States because his mother was born in Delaware. His Cuban father was working in the Canadian oil fields when his son was born. Thus, the Texas senator was born a citizen of both the United States and Canada. He always has though of himself -- rightly -- as American, saying he didn't realize he had dual citizenship until it was pointed out by The Dallas Morning News in 2014. At that time, Cruz renounced his Canadian citizenship, although he could have kept it without endangering his eligibility to be America's president.
Despite claims by some Trump supporters -- who still are trying to prove that Barack Obama's birth in Hawaii of a Kenyan father and American mother makes him ineligible to be president -- Cruz does not hold a Canadian passport and, apparently, never has.
Two former Justice Department lawyers, in a Harvard Law Review article quoted in USA Today last March, said, "Despite the happenstance of a birth across the border, there is no question that Sen, Cruz has been a citizen from birth and is thus a 'natural born citizen' within the meaning of the Constitution,"
Neal Katyal, who was acting solicitor general in the Obama administration from May 2010 to June 2011, and Paul Clement, solicitor general from 2004 to 2008 in the George W. Bush administration, said, "As Congress has recognized since the Founding, a person born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent is generally a U.S. citizen from birth with no need for naturalization. And the phrase 'natural born citizen' in the Constitution encompasses all such citizens from birth.
"Thus, an individual born to a U.S. citizen parent -- whether in California or Canada or the Canal Zone -- is a U.S. citizen from birth and is fully eligible to serve as president if the people so choose."
Surely Trump knows he is wrong about Cruz' eligibility, so why bring it up. Quite simply, Trump knows his poll numbers are ephemeral, that he has garnered just about all the supporters he is going to get. As Republican voters get serious about the election, they will settle for more serious, far more qualified canidates, including, possibly, Ted Cruz. TheTeflon Don's non-stick surface is beginning to peel.
There are many reasons to vote for Ted Cruz for president, and probably just as many not to. Like all candidates, he asks us to accept him, warts and all.
Whatever you think about Ted Cruz, he is eligible to be president of the United States -- and has been for a decade since he turned 35.
I'm not a lawyer, I don't work for the government in any capacity, but I have read the Constitution, the FEDERALIST AND ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS and know someone who became a Naturalized citizen 10 years ago. Yes, the last bit IS important!
Ten years ago, the man I spoke of, was about to take the test to become a citizen ( which he passed with flying colors...Acing it ), his wife ( a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN OF THE USA ) was preggers at the time and he told me that now his son ( yes, they knew the sex of the baby before he was born ) could now become the president, IF he wanted to. And he told me ( read it to me, actually, over the phone ) what his study guide stated.
Now, this is FROM THE GOVERNMENT ! I haven't heard of any changes, yet somehow or other, Obama was allowed to break this law. I talked about this very thing, when he was in the Dem primaries, so this is NOT something "new" to me. Again, I learned about this 10 years ago, which is even before Obama even thought about running for president.
I can’t believe I’m posting this, but George Romney’s parents were both US citizens, while Obama’s father definitely wasn’t a US citizen.
Did Sarah Palin think the barrage of ethical hits were wet dreams? The Democrats know their tactics well. If Senator Cruz does get the nomination, I worry. They will push the eligibility button and things will go boom. I don’t even think he will run against der Hildebeast because I think her indictment will end her campaign. The Democrats will try to destroy Senator Cruz with the eligibility question without a doubt. Trump will not have a thing to do with it. All he has done is warn his friend Ted. The warning is significant.
It's a poll and many months out from the general debate and the election.
There is absolutely NO way that should Cruz get the nomination, that he can beat Hillary in the debates.
Cruz does NOT and shall NOT get the crossover nor the black votes that Trump has now; let alone the increase of that as time goes on. There is a very good chance that Trump can win N.Y. State in the general, election, which Cruz can't, under any circumstances. And that's not the only blue or purple state that are pretty sure bets that Trump will get. N.Y. is a HUGE "prize", which just about guarantee a DEM loss in the general!
It's way past time for you to face reality and stop being delusional!
I don't blame you for being excited about your choice; however, reality is what it is and you need to face that.
I researched it about 10 years ago too. I looked into Zer0’s political ties and everything. How the American people missed all the clues is unbelievable. It is the same thing they are missing about Senator Cruz’s eligibility. This is a serious situation and The Donald was correct to warn his friend, Ted about it. And, I am correct to portray it as a warning from a friend, because I believe Ted and Donald are friends.
I agree !
Goodnight! Must get rest for the Seahawks game at 10 AM.
Awwwwwww. Are your feelings hurt Trumpbot?
It's a poll and many months out from the general debate and the election.
Yes. Cruz's numbers will only go higher. Since the debates started,Cruz's numbers have been going higher and higher. The more voters get to know Ted Cruz, the more they like him. The Gallup poll yesterday had Ted Cruz with the highest likability amongst voters, far ahead of Trump. Everyone knows Trump, and the general electorate don't much like what they see, a loud, nasty, evil tempered boastful creep of the highest order.
keep repeating it... maybe people will start to believe it.
meanwhile, for those engulfed in the smoke, try to remember WHY the Founders used that exact phrase. it was only used ONCE for a single position... that of the President.
Their main concern was to insure no foreign king could ever take office. Additionally, they wanted to insure against split allegiances, at least by birth. some try to say being born with citizenship makes the person a natural born citizen... but that wouldn’t exclude foreign kings.
what to do. well, a book called ‘the law of nations’ was published in 1758. this was available to the Founders at the time of the writing of the Constitution. of interest:
âThe citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens.”
(In book one chapter 19 § 212)
and there you have it. excluding foreign kings while insuring no split allegiances. a common definition well known at the time of the writing.
now, you may ask why all the confusion if such a straight forward answer can be had. that’s simple. power and money.
many people want to see ‘their guy’ win the nomination and maybe the white house. others hope certain candidates will take the nomination so they can have him disqualified just before the election. don’t be fooled.
we already disregarded the Constitutional requirement once. do you think doing so again will improve things?
Wrong question. Right question: Did all the birthirism and lawsuits against Barack Obama over his birth get anywhere? Nope. The courts wouldn't even countenance it. So far challenges to Ted Cruz over his birth in liberal New Hampshire, went exactly nowhere. It was rejected out of hand.LOL!
And oh, Ted Cruz is no Sarah Palin. He knows the constitution probably more than almost anyone else, certainly knows the constitution a heck of a lot more than some loudmouth called Trump.
Goodnight....must get some rest before tomorrow’s rally and thread !
I am talking about the Beast Mode that the Democrats are capable of playing. I used the Sarah Palin episode to remind you that it is how Democrats play the game. The Republicans were wimps when it came to Zer0 eligibility. The Democrats will go Beast Mode against Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz’s eligibility. Take that to the bank.
Okay, you wanna play the poll game?
Cruz is ONLY winning in Iowa or tied with Trump there;. otherwise he is doing abominably. And in the general, he isn't doing all that well either. Psssssssssssssssssssst..."likability" counts for diddly, kid, especially in this election.
Nobody, but NOBODY, can touch Trump, in ANY poll, when they are asked who can do best with jobs, the economy, the military, fighting ISIS et al, protecting gun rights, and more. He runs away with with many tens of points higher than any other candidate.
And Trump's popularity grows and grows by the day. He only rises in the polls.
So read this and weep and then toddle off to bedy byes like a good child.
Bush41’s presidential library is on the campus, and Rick Perry is a Texas A&M almmus, but Aggieland is clearly Cruz Country.
Gig ‘Em
= JP
The Bryan-College Station Eagle = The Editorial BoardLOL! Is this the conservative constitutionalist's legal team?
Ted Cruz’s Surge is Real: Now Leads in California
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3380276/posts
Trumpbots are like children. You gotta talk to them at their own level. When I see an adult, I will talk to them in Adultspeak.
Cruz is ONLY winning in Iowa or tied with Trump there;.
Cruz is beating Trump in Iowa in the RCP average and in yesterday's Fox poll, Cruz increased his lead over Trump in Iowa and Trump's numbers actually went down.
otherwise he is doing abominably.
Cruz is doing pretty well actually.
And in the general, he isn't doing all that well either.
Cruz is doing a heck of a lot better against Hilary Clinton in the general than Trump is. And Trump has close to 100% name recognition and has like 90% of the media coverage. He has no upside. Cruz has lots of upside.
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