Clearly we need an amendment to our Constitution, explicitly explaining exactly what a natural born citizen is. But it would be good if Cruz could get some form of something from a court just for the purpose of this election.
I believe he is natural born because he was born American. Period.
I had a son outside the USA. He did not need any naturalization or any decision to be made by an authority: he was given his American birth certificate because he was born, just like anyone born here. At the time I did think he wasn’t ever going to be able to be President, because I didn’t understand. Now I do believe that if you are born American you are natural born.
I’d like to see the amendment clearly state that the mother giving birth on American soil would have to be here legally for her child to automatically be given citizenship.
The office of potus should be held to higher standards. 2 natural born parents, and everyone born in the USA. Hmm, I wonder what example I can point to to illustrate this point?
The alternative is to amend the constitution to admit naturalized citizens. Naturalized citizens swear an oath and must renounce citizenship in all other countries. On a basis of “credentials,” a naturalized citizen has a better claim to lack of conflict than a native born NBC, who can be a dual citizen according to most, has.
Which state issued the birth cerificate? Or was it a Consular Record of Birth Abroad?