There is no war with anybody. Article II of the constitution doesn’t say one is eligible for the presidency if one is a “citizen”. We all know Cruz is a citizen. The language added to Citizen by the framers was “Natural Born” . The scholars generally agree including Harvard constitutional professors that the term means “on US Soil” . But the court can decide. If anyone believes the Democrats won’t raise this issue if he gets the nomination as President or Vice President— please advise. I have some bottom land in the swamp.
Mark Levin explained this very well. If your mother is a citizen AND has lived in the United States for any 10 years AND at least five of those were over the age of 14, you’re a natural-born citizen.
Andrew Napolitano has made the same case.
This is a phony issue and the Establishment types are pumping it because they know they can’t win on issues.
The Democrats will try to disqualify Cruz — as Hillary’s people tried to have 0bama disqualified — but as with 0bama, it will go nowhere.
Frankly, Alan Grayson belongs in a mental institution. Are you sure you want to take his side?
At the time our constitution was adopted natural born citizen meant both soil and father blood. A wife derived her citizenship from her husband and her child also derived its’ citizenship from the father. So born on soil to a woman married a citizen father would make someone a natural born citizen.