RE: Cruz quit because of his father.
Nope, Cruz quit because he lost Indiana. It had nothing to do with this Enquirer piece.
RE: The photographic evidence and newspaper clippings on Rafael were leaked April 22. Cruz has never denied that he’s the man photographed or that he was engaged in those activities.
Which Cruz? The father or the son?
If you are referring to the son, Cruz denied it, calling it Tabloid trash.
See here:
If you are referring to the father, well, why don’t people or the press ask him directly? One cannot publicly deny something when one is not asked publicly about it.
RE: Those connections are intertwined with his dad’s flight to Canada, his parents becoming Canadians and his birth as a NBC of Canada.
Cruz’s being NBC or not has to do with the Citizenship of his MOTHER at the time of his birth. We already know that he was born in Canada and his father was still Cuban then.
And yes, there were several suits filed in at least 7 states to disqualify Cruz because of this issue.
ALL the courts of all these states from New Hampshire to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to most recently, New Jersey deemed him eligible.
And oh yeah, I’m still waiting for the National Enquirer’s follow up to their allegations that Cruz had five mistresses.
So far, they have identified two women ( both publicly denying it ( one of them was ironically a spokeswoman for Trump ) ).
What are the names of the other women?
Actually, all we have is hearsay on the status of citizenship out of the Cruz campaign.
As of the time of the Canadian voter roll lists, they both were Canadian citizens and certified by the Provincial Election Supervisor. What exact date they became Canadians is unknown.
The Canadian election process can be viewed throughout the years at their website. They explain exactly how the Cruz’s were added to the voting rolls as Canadian citizens. And how voting was only for Canadian citizens.
During the 1950’s Canadians began challenging the authorities over disenfranchisement. Canada actively renewed a pledge for all ethnicities, races, religions, parties, and those over 18 to be registered to vote. They expanded their office to include enumerators to canvass both city and rural areas.
In urban areas, a pair of Election Officials- Enumerators, canvassed door-to-door over an entire precinct.
“Knock-knock”
1. Is this your primary address?
2. Are you a Canadian citizen?
3. Are you over 18 years old?
4. What is your occupation?
5. Do any others reside here ?
The information was transcribed and reviewed by the supervisor at the Election s Bureau. All those that were certified were placed on the voting list. The list was then posted throughout the precinct in designated public places. It was your civic duty to check these lists. If you had been left off the list in error, you were to contact and petition the supervisor of the election board with proof of address and ID.
This was an official job of the enumerator and intentionally omitting or adding people would have resulted in termination, at the very least. This system of canvassing for voters was in place throughout the 1990’s. If the Cruz’s were Cuban & American aliens residing in Calgary, why would they deliberately lie to government officials and claim Canadian citizenship?
Until 1984, they announced voter eligibility by a list notification system. This was used for voter verification at the ballot box. Voters were given thirty days to check the list prior to the deadline to make a correction. Those omitted were to show proof of address and identification and petition the election supervisor to be included by a pre-established deadline. If you failed to notice, you would not be allowed to vote. Due to privacy concerns, they switched back to a post-card notification system for the voters in 1984.
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The Cruz campaign denies Eleanor’s Canadian citizenship by virtue of her not being in Canada long enough. No one really knows how long either parent was there. Note that Rafael could have obtained expedited Canadian citizenship using his Cuban refugee status, he was there in 1964 and again in 1968. Eleanor may have left Britain with a British passport or residency status since she lived in England for 6-8 years. That status shortens the Canadian timeline down to only one year.
The evasion by the Cruz’s is the answer to the question. They were questioned about this two years ago and a campaign manger answered with vague denials on Cruz’s behalf.
Ted would have always known he was born in Canada and would have considered any perks. He would have known that it was a haven for draft-dodgers of the Vietnam War. He would have known it was an alternative to his American citizenship when he obtained his Drivers. License and Passport. Note that he did not clear the citizenship issue quickly when the Dallas News reported his Canadian status. It took him 15 months.
If Cruz’s ultimate goal was to be the President of North America, his status would be ideal.
“au contraire
The light beginning to shine on Rafael Cruz may have made “ someone” uneasy about re opening the past, and hastened the exit of Ted”
silverleaf is correct, Ted was planning to stay in the race ALL THE WAY. He was going to steal or DQ as many delegates as possible at the convention with the team of lawyers. CRUZ delegates on the rules committee were already scheming with his team on ways to unseat entire delegations, including Florida’s 99. The rules committee is dominated with CRUZ delegates.