Posted on 03/31/2016 12:18:43 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
WASHINGTON – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed Sen. Ted Cruz’s slot on the state presidential ballot Thursday, siding with a lower-court ruling that declared the senator is a natural-born citizen.
The court turned away an appeal from Pittsburgh resident Carmon Elliott, who had sued to boot Cruz from the state’s April 26 primary. Elliott had claimed that Cruz’s birth in Canada excluded him from natural-born citizenship — a constitutional requirement for the presidency.
Cruz, who has faced multiple lawsuits on his citizenship status, was born in Canada to an American mother in 1970. He and his lawyers have argued that his mother’s citizenship made him natural born, regardless of the location of his birth.
A Commonwealth Court judge first ruled against Elliott’s lawsuit March 10, declaring that a natural-born citizen “includes any person who is a United States citizen from birth.”
Elliott then appealed the decision to the state Supreme Court, which issued an order Thursday denying his appeal.
At least six other lawsuits against Cruz have been dismissed, though federal cases are pending in Texas and Alabama. Most of the cases that have been tossed so far have been dismissed on procedural grounds, excepting Elliott’s original lawsuit.
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Fantastic! Judicial authorities have also legalized abortion, and gay marriage! This is another watershed moment in Judicial history!
The birthers will be on here to disagree shortly, and provide us with their brilliant insight.
That is a decision that is going to Stump Trump.
I find this amusing for several reasons. :)
I loved teased him
Trump supporter here and hopefully this will put an end to this issue for Cruz (can the dems take it to the SCOTUS?).
Why thank you. Piecing this puzzle together after so much obfuscation over the years was indeed a manifestation of brilliance.
let me see the birther issue is backfiring, the lyin ted issue is getting old, I wonder what BS that trump will come up with next.
When trumpy loses Wi on Tuesday, I cn’t wait to here his next ted is this or that
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirms Cruz’s eligibility to be president
Check out Article and # 2 .
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As a life-long resident of PA their rulings are frequently amusing.
How did his mom vote in Canadian elections?
There are a lot of legal rulings nowadays that make you unsure whether to laugh or cry. :)
cruzers don’t vote in your phoney caucuses.
Hey everybody loves trump right
They've had a very bad week.
On to Wisconsin and another Cruz Victory!
Judge Dan Pellegrini relied on articles rather than law and precedent.
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If by some happenstance we'll probably find out. I don't think
that happenstance will occur this cycle. Cruz is way too far
behind in delegate count to become the winner that way and I
don't think he'd be the chosen one at a brokered convention.
I'm so tired of Trump's garbage. He has no depth on the issues and makes up for it with creating phony issues.
When trumpy loses Wi on Tuesday, I cn’t wait to here his next ted is this or that
I'm glad someone is enjoying it. I'm so sick of him if he's the nominee I won't vote for the Pub for the first time since I've been eligible to vote.
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