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To: xzins
. . . . he’s a citizen by birth, and that equals natural born. And it’s been proven to many times.

Well he is a citizen and he was born. Those are facts. However, he was born, by his own admission, in Canada to a Cuban father and an American mother. A Natural Born Citizen is one who was born on American soil and whose parents were both American citizens.

Until recently, Sen. Cruz held dual citizenship in both Canada and America. All of these things are matters of public record, by the way. And, unfortunately, having a Cuban father and being born in Canada does not equal a Natural Born Citizen according to the Constitution.

That's not DustyMoment saying it, that's the Constitution and the Founding Fathers saying it. However, if you want to live in a nation of men and NOT law, as zero is making America, then you are correct - Cruz is eligible to be POTUS. For that matter, as a nation of men, we can decide that Prince George can be POTUS when he gets old enough. Because that's how nations that live by the rule of men function.

202 posted on 10/29/2013 2:27:47 PM PDT by DustyMoment (Congress - another name for the American politburo!!)
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To: DustyMoment; txrangerette; Jim Robinson
Wrong on every count, even to the point about his Cuban Father. The first Congress defined natural born when it called the children born overseas to at least one American citizen a "natural born citizen." Naturalization law of 1793, I believe. We've been through this before. Go read the old threads on this and argue with them.

Rafael Cruz Sr renounced his Cuban citizenship when he took Canadian citizenship as was required of all Canadians at that time that they not have dual citizenship. He followed suit when he renounced his Canadian citizenship on taking US citizenship.

Get the facts right.

207 posted on 10/29/2013 2:39:13 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: DustyMoment

We are going to support Ted Cruz to the hilt here on FR if he runs. Those who wish to work us against us and or troll us on this will probably find themselves sitting it out for the duration. FR will not be an anti-Cruz site.

Go, Ted, GO!!


279 posted on 10/29/2013 4:31:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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