Trump supporters file 'birther' lawsuit against Cruz in federal court

The Hill ^ | 02/12/2016 | Bradford Richardson

[GIdget2004]

Donald Trump supporters have filed a lawsuit challenging the eligibility of one of his primary rivals, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), to run for president.

The lawsuit, filed Feb. 3 at a district court in Alabama, seeks a judgment "declaring that Rafael Edward Cruz is ineligible to qualify/run/seek and be elected to the Office of the President of the United States of America" due to his Canadian birth. Cruz was born in Calgary, Canada, to an American mother.

The five plaintiffs — Sebastian Green, Shannon Duncan, Kathryn Spears, Kyle Spears and Jerry Parker — are all backing Trump in the Republican primary, according to AL.com.

[Kenny]

I think Cruz knows enough about the Constitution to not get into the fray.

[Tenacious 1]

I have been a Cruz supporter that was not against Trump. I have not read any comments on this thread yet. But if Trump supporters rabidly are pushing this, I’ll be turned off.

[mlizzy]

This just up on Twitter:

Donald J. Trumpp @realDonaldTrump 2m2 minutes ago

If @TedCruz doesn’t clean up his act, stop cheating, & doing negative ads, I have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen.

[Cboldt]

He's released all the records necessary to decide the case.

Plus, vital records and CRBA-like (citizenship) records are not public by default. You don't have to take action to have YOUR birth certificate "sealed," that's it's normal condition.

What Cruz is doing, is arguing to courts that they should NOT decide the case.

[GilGil]

I was thinking the same thing.

Cruz may be the winner here. A judge says he is eligible and that is the end of that.

[dartuser]

To have standing, you have to be able to articulate an injury that you will suffer that is distinct from a generalized claim of injury to the public at large. In other words, you have to be able to show how you are injured in a way that is different from the general public.

Wouldn't that then imply that no individual has standing?

The court should take the case whether there is standing or not ... we need to know legally if this is really an issue. For every lawyer out there saying its not an issue, there is another one that says he is not eligible. The court must rule here.

[Cboldt]

-- Cruz sealed his records ... --

That is false.

[monkapotamus]

[Las Vegas Ron]

Agree on all points.

[ichabod1]

FACT: If he had a consular recognition of birth abroad, he would be out front waving it.

[Maelstrom]

Naturalization does not ever create a Natural Born Citizen. At best all Congress has the power to do is Naturalize citizens from birth without requiring any process for them to become Naturalized Citizens.

As for the rest of it...spot on.

[WalterSkinner]

..Newton B Schwartz tells everyone hello...

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Don’t letchyer

Meatloaf...

[driftdiver]

No standing

[fireman15]

You and almost everyone else know that this is an area that is open to interpretation and has no actual precedence. Would you argue that a child born in Iran to an American mother held against her will with an Iranian prison guard father and raised by the father is a “natural born citizen” of the United States? Keep in mind that Ted’s dad claims that he fought alongside Castro in the Revolution for several years before he realized that Castro was a Communist. I guess all those Commie Castro posters took awhile to sink in?

[justlittleoleme]

Go for it. Please please please... sue Cruz.

[driftdiver]

Wont solve anything, they dont have standing. Only another candidate has standing.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Trump has his own issues if he really has British citizenship himself.

Impossible, he was born to two American Citizens on Americans soil. Happerstt vs Minor said there is no doubt that is what a NBC is....but there are doubts to others.

[Yosemitest]

"Trumpites will do the bidding of their master, spoken or unspoken."

I know.
It would be nice if those DUPED Trumpeters would WAKE UP !

They should be MORE CONCERNED ABOUT EXPLAINING WHY Trump's Companies ARE Using ILLEGALS !
Look at these links:

Donald Trump tells immigrant advocates "You've convinced me"
...Trump told the trio "You've convinced me."
The meeting comes several weeks after Trump - one of the nation's most prominent conservative voices - delivered a key note address on immigration reform in Iowa
and warned that that the Senate's current immigration bill "could be a death wish" for Republicans, who "need to 'do the right thing' ."



Trump: U.S. should accept some Syrian refugees
Donald Trump thinks the United States should accept some refugees from Syria due to the "unbelievable humanitarian problem." ...
Trump ... said Tuesday evening that though the migrants could pose a security risk -- floating the idea that there may be individuals with ties to Islamic militants --
he supported allowing them into America. ...



Donald J. Trump - Verified account @realDonaldTrump
Congress must protect our borders first.
Amnesty should be done only if the border is secure and illegal immigration has stopped.
11:08 AM - 29 Aug 2013
1,055 RETWEETS 1,064 LIKES



Message to the GOP: Trump supports amnesty
... On the Kelly File Thursday, Trump’s son Eric expressed frustration that the media overlooks this:
The point isn't just deporting them, it's deporting them and letting them back in legally.
He's been so clear about that and I know the liberal media wants to misconstrue it,
but its deporting them and letting them back legally.
Eric Trump is right.
His father has been crystal clear that he wants all the illegals to return and live in America.
Listen closely to what Trump is actually proposing.
In an interview with CNN's Dana Bash earlier this year, Trump explained his plan this way:
I would get people out and then have an expedited way of getting them back into the country so they can be legal ...
A lot of these people are helping us ... and sometimes it's jobs a citizen of the United States doesn't want to do.
I want to move 'em out, and we're going to move 'em back in and let them be legal.



Donald Trump's companies sought visas to import at least 1,100 workers
... Trump owns companies that have sought to import at least 1,100 foreign workers on temporary visas since 2000,
according to U.S. Department of Labor data reviewed by Reuters.
Most of the applications were approved, the data show.
Nine companies majority-owned by Trump have sought to bring in foreign waitresses, cooks, vineyard workers and other laborers on temporary work-visa programs administered by the Labor Department.
The candidate's foreign talent hunt included applications for an assistant golf-course superintendent, an assistant hotel manager and a banquet manager.
Two of his companies, Trump Model Management and Trump Management Group LLC, have sought visas for nearly 250 foreign fashion models, the records show.
Trump's presidential campaign and a lawyer for the businessman declined to comment.
The Mar-a-Lago Club could not be reached for comment.

That should help clarify the issue.

[EternalVigilance]

I have standing. Last Monday the California Secretary of State placed my name on the June 7th presidential primary ballot of the American Independent Party.

Some are trying to convince me that I should bring suit, not just against Cruz, but also against Rubio, but I’m not sure if that’s the way to go. Still praying and thinking about it.