Yeah.
Posted on 01/13/2016 9:17:24 AM PST by justlittleoleme
WASHINGTON— Donald Trump stepped up his attack on Sen Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president Wednesday calling for Cruz to drop out of the race.
Donald J Trump
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"Sadly, there is no way that Ted Cruz can continue running in the Republican Primary unless he can erase doubt on eligibility. Dems will sue!"
Trump recently warned the GOP that if Cruz becomes the nominee ,the party would be risking the White House. Trump claims Democrats would hold up the election in court, litigating whether or not Cruz is considered a natural born citizen.
Trump’s views on Cruz’s eligibility have changed throughout the campaign.
The first time he was asked about Cruz’s Canadian birth in 2013, Trump, the loudest ‘birther’ questioning the legitimacy of President Barack Obama citizenship, wasn’t sure if Cruz was qualified. Trump was still not convinced last March, months before announcing his own bid for president. By September, Trump said he was confident Cruz had the legal standing to run.
(Excerpt) Read more at trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com ...
Yeah.
I thought Cruz was a high powered constitutional lawyer, he can’t figure this one out? Hell, I’ve heard several suggestions from FReepers on how Cruz could get this done. For example he could work it out with the Texas States Attorney to bring it to court. No, there is a reason Cruz is not bringing this before a judge.
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It really is an interesting and perplexing situation.
There doesn’t appear to be anyway for Cruz to resolve this legally on his own, nor does there appear to be a way for anyone else to resolve it or help him resolve it by way of a suit prior to the general election being over and Cruz having won.
Only then does it seem it could find its way before a court.
I don’t have much knowledge on a so called declaratory judgment, but it seems like Ted would have to somehow go before a court being both the plaintiff and the defendant at the same time, and I’m not even sure such a thing exists TBH.
Madness!
Trump is sounding more and more like a jerk and a coward, afraid to fight Cruz on issues.
I don’t know if it is intentional or not but you are totally missing the point. The point of the lawsuit would be to throw the election to the democrats by causing doubt with undecided voters.
lol....keep up the good work. Trump is a living breathing cartoon character.
Haha, yeah I think that’s about where it would end up to be sure.
Well, improve your odds of getting it right by not depending on others to tell you what to believe. Read the constitution, the answer is in there.
If you think the issue will be settled by SCOTUS, look at Rogers v. Bellei for what they said about the citizenship (label) of a citizen born abroad to a citizen parent. Bellei was a US citizen. Not saying SCOTUS would follow its own "precedent" (scare quotes, there are no presidential election cases on the question of NBC, which is what has to happen to "settle" the exact question for the pedants among us), because SCOTUS decides cases on the basis of picking the side they want to win, not on the law.
He (Donald) is losing me quickly, cant imagine I am the only one that was originally for Cruz and Trump that is now very disappointed in Trump.
My impression also is that RUSH and Levin are no longer warning Trump from going after (TRASHING) the most Conservative candidate in Cruz, like they did a couple weeks ago. That time Trump backed off, but now it seems as if he is getting little resistance from them now.
Hey, I want Green Hornet and Hulk to appear on your list! Are you prejudiced or something?
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If Levin said it, I believe it. This is a man who belongs on the Supreme Court.
This law professor reminds me of Anita Hill.
Unstable and totally unfit for the office of the presidency.
“The Congress knows this, and so does Cruz. He can’t survive a congressional decision..he’s made too many enemies...”
Do you think that Cruz is the only citizen to be born abroad? There are probably hundreds of thousands of people born overseas while their parents were serving. My two oldest children were born in Berlin, Germany while I was stationed there in the US Army. No politician what to piss off Military Veterans by telling them their children don’t have a birthright
The Texas Tribue | 1/13/16
The head of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Texas has left his post.
Corbin Casteel, who was named Trump’s Texas state director in October, said Wednesday he has left the campaign, but declined to comment further. In an email, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks confirmed the departure but offered no details.
http://www.texastribune.org/2016/01/13/trump-campaign-loses-texas-state-director/
Beyond that, it did take seven years before folks started to question all of Reagan's decisions. So what is worse... this comment about Reagan or Cruz running while claiming to be Reagan while he is not.
What rubbish. Which polls are you looking at that say Trump can’t win against Cruz? In most, he runs ahead of little Teddy by 20 points. You are delusional.
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