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Therefore, a person is entitled to change his mind.

Did you read the article. It is not about Cruz changing his mind.

People are entitled to their own opinions about what the definition ought to be. But the kind of judge Cruz says he admires and would appoint to the Supreme Court is an “originalist,” one who claims to be bound by the narrowly historical meaning of the Constitution’s terms at the time of their adoption. To his kind of judge, Cruz ironically wouldn’t be eligible, because the legal principles that prevailed in the 1780s and ’90s required that someone actually be born on US soil to be a “natural born” citizen. Even having two US parents wouldn’t suffice. And having just an American mother, as Cruz did, would have been insufficient at a time that made patrilineal descent decisive.

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RE: People are entitled to their own opinions about what the definition ought to be. But the kind of judge Cruz says he admires and would appoint to the Supreme Court is an “originalist,” one who claims to be bound by the narrowly historical meaning of the Constitution’s terms at the time of their adoption.

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I fail to see how his changing his mind on an issue that is VAGUE and UNCERTAIN and is argued by strict constitutionalists of every stripe will, therefore make us conclude that he won’t appoint an originalist to the courts if he were to be President.

If the original intent of the “natural born” were clear and he changed his mind, well yes, he is a hypocrite.

The point is — the INTENT is NOT clear. Unless we have a time machine tog o back to ask the framers what they meant, it always will be.

However, this I am certain of — Cruz will appoint justices of the caliber of Thomas and Scalia.

Will Trump do so? Well he’s all over the place on this one. At times, he tells us that he admires Justice Thomas, on the other hand he calls his sister ( a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ) a great judge.

The problem with his sister is she’s pro-choice (once even once rejected a lawsuit to stop partial birth abortions ) and pro-gay marriage.