Posted on 07/28/2013 6:13:04 PM PDT by drewh
Sen. Ted Cruz hasnt said whether he has presidential ambitions, but Sunday he won one of the first straw polls for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
The Texas Republican captured 45 percent of the 504 votes cast by attendees at the Western Conservative Summit, a day after drawing several standing ovations during his luncheon speech at the fourth annual conference.
We shall see what sort of crystal ball summiteers have in awarding that decisive nod to Sen. Ted Cruz, who was so magnificent from this platform, said John Andrews, founder of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, which hosted the event.
Placing second was Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who delivered the keynote address Friday at the three-day summit, with 13 percent of the vote.
Tied for third were Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, and former Rep. Allen B. West, Florida Republican, with 9 percent each. Mr. West was the conferences featured speaker Sunday, while Mr. Paul received the most votes among those on the ballot who didnt attend the conference.
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And Again! Samba everybody! Listen to the Parrot.
You are simply the stupidest person I have yet met on Free Republic. You are weapons grade stupid. Squeekee Frome was the only other person who even came close. She was a special class of stupid, but she would have to take stupid lessons to get as stupid as you.
I see we have another point of disagreement. Looking at how this Congress, all members, is/has been a big disappointment for me and I don’t consider them/it on my side. For what it is worth and I believe a whole lot for the USA I served in WWII, the Constitution and the intent of the Founders trumps Congress, President and Supreme Court. It was intended to be such and will remain such if citizens care for such.
And another variation on the same theme. Samba everybody!
Not knowing what he does is his forte.
He must think that he is qualified and if he thinks that he is qualified then he will have the proof. Nothing so far indicates that Cruz would lie or obfuscate the law. He has a brilliant legal mind and has an IQ of 168 and a haaavaaad law degree. He went to Iowa so I think we will see him run and by the grace of GOD, I hope that he wins. If he is not qualified, I do not think he will run. We shall see.
And there it is again! Samba everybody!
The Honor Code I grew up saying still says that's wrong.
You are fighting against the wrong thing. You are fighting against the Founders and against the Constitution.
There is not a single quote from any Founder or Framer or any member of their generation that defines "natural born citizen" as "born on US soil of two citizen parents."
Not one.
And literally EVERY major early legal expert who spoke clearly on the matter - LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE ONE - Rawle, Tucker, Swift, Sandford, the Madison Administration (via James Monroe), Bayard, and (indirectly) Marshall, Story, and Kent - ALL say, in one way or another, that birthers are full of shit.
Every one of them.
It is literally unanimous.
If this were a drinking game, we would all be hammered.
Ole'!
He's qualified.
"It is not necessary that a man should be born in this country, to be 'a natural born citizen.' It is only requisite that he should be a citizen by birth, and that is the case with all the children of citizens who have ever resided in this country, though born in a foreign country."
- James Bayard, A Brief Exposition of the Constitution of the United States (1834)
Bayard's exposition, including his comments on Presidnetial eligibility, were approved by "The Great Chief Justice" of the US Supreme Court John Marshall, by legendary Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, and by the almost-as-famous Chancellor James Kent - no less than three of our greatest early legal experts. It was also approved by "other distinguished jurists" as well.
These men knew the Founding Generation, and they knew what they meant when they wrote "natural born citizen."
Cruz is eligible.
No you idiot, it was Proactive, meaning before the fact. It's still a "naturalization statute."
The statute was in effect prior to and at the time of Cruzs birth.
You are really a waste of time for better informed people. Were it not for the comedic relief you bring, it would be pointless to post messages to you.
He doesn’t know. That’s what makes it so funny!
This never gets old. :)
How about this one?
At least probably not till your next message anyway.
Not exactly the same thing you always say, but i'll take it anyway!
Same thing with this one. As long as he says "Expert" or "Legal" or "Authority", i'm gonna go with it.
Dance everybody!
The magic words! :)
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