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To: Kansas58

Interesting!. In 1967, the Democrats were preparing to challenge George Romney’s “natural born citizen” status, in court, if he had won the GOP primaries. Here is a rough draft of one of the Democrat’s legal briefs, explaining why a foreign-born person, even if a US citizen at birth, is not a natural born citizen: http://natural-borncitizens.com/nbcfiles/nbc_McElwee.pdf

According to literature published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), a person must be, at minimum, “native-born” (born in the United States) in order to be eligible to serve as President.

QUOTE: “Another right of all citizens is running for federal office. Many naturalized citizens are elected to federal office. However, to be president or vice president, you must be born in the United States. (Your Government and You, p.3)http://www.uscis.gov/system/files_force/USCIS/fil...


26 posted on 06/11/2014 9:14:20 PM PDT by Sam Troy
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To: Sam Troy

I think that may be true. It seems to me George Romney’s father defected to Mexico and George never had U.S. citizenship.


29 posted on 06/11/2014 9:19:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Sam Troy

Your claim is that Ted Cruz is a Cuban citizen, didn’t you think someone would ask you for your evidence?

What is it?


30 posted on 06/11/2014 9:19:44 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Ted Cruz and Mike Lee-both of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Comm as Ginsberg's importance fades)
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To: Sam Troy

Your source is in error.
And the owner of FR has stated that he backs Cruz for President and that Cruz is eligible for the office.


98 posted on 06/12/2014 12:30:47 AM PDT by Kansas58
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To: Sam Troy
Here is the relevant definition of citizenship at birth, according to US law:
http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents
The part that pertains to Ted Cruz is here:
“A Child Born Outside the U.S. is a Citizen at Birth IF...
One parent is a U.S. citizen at the time of birth and the birthdate is before November 14, 1986 but after October 10, 1952 AND
The parents are married at the time of birth and the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the U.S. or its territories for a period of at least ten years at some time in his or her life prior to the birth, at least five of which were after his or her 14th birthday.”
146 posted on 06/12/2014 12:32:25 PM PDT by riverdawg
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