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To: Ray76
He is very clearly a naturalized citizen and ineligible.

I don't agree. A person who is a citizen at the moment of birth is a natural born citizen.

There are only two kinds of citizens, natural born and naturalized.

You believe Cruz is naturalized, but I subscribe to the theory (which is pretty clear in the 1790 act) that being born a citizen means natural born citizen.

Now are we going to have a Civil War here on Free Republic over this issue?

It's a red herring. If it goes to the courts, the courts are going to agree with me, and you are not going to be satisified.

Oh well.

We really do have bigger fish to fry, but some people will fry up the same sardine until the cows come home.

386 posted on 01/17/2016 9:23:15 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Tagline pending.)
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To: P-Marlowe

To support your position you (and Cruz) have to overcome the statute itself, the entire history of U.S. naturalization statutes, the SCOTUS precedent in Bellei, the dicta in Ark, the exemplar case of Churchill, all of which show that he is a citizen by statute, i.e. a naturalized citizen, and not eligible to be President.


387 posted on 01/17/2016 9:26:57 PM PST by Ray76
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To: P-Marlowe

You fail to acknowledge that the 1790 Act was rescinded in 1795.


407 posted on 01/17/2016 9:51:03 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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