“There is no way they are gonna let a non-natural born citizen become the nominee. The whole idea of the Republicans being the guardians of the Constitution becomes a mockery at that point.”
Where is the single, widely accepted definition of natural born citizen in the context of the Presidency?
What are the legal precedents pertaining to the Presidency?
There was that British bloke Edward-something who married an American woman. Simpson I think her name was. Whether or not Edward remained King of England with Simpson as his queen or merely the duke and dutchess of Windsor, the Cruz supporters would insist that their royal offspring were natural born US citizens eligible for the US presidency. In fact, said offspring would have precisely the same quality of citizenship as Mr.Cruz. ex-pat mother marrying a foreigner in a foreign land.
Cruz supporters will tell you that is exactly who Founders John Jay and George Washington had in mind for the president when they constructed the eligibility clause of the Constitution.
It is also VERY clearly written out in the study guide that our government hands out to those studying to become Naturalized Citizens! Go look it up...that's on line.
Where is the single, widely accepted definition of natural born citizen in the context of the Presidency?
Vattel’s the Law of Nations, book 1, page 212
What are the legal precedents pertaining to the Presidency?
MINOR V. HAPPERSETT and several others