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To: William Tell; P-Marlowe; wagglebee
A person can like and respect Cruz as much as they want, but it will never eliminate the possibility that his mixed nationality birth could give rise to divided loyalties.

That is an out of bounds comment. You are saying that Cruz has divided loyalties?

What other country do you see him being loyal to?

68 posted on 06/12/2014 6:48:46 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: xzins; P-Marlowe; Jim Robinson
What other country do you see him being loyal to?

The REALITY is that a person can be loyal to another country regardless of their citizenship, that's what the essence of treason is.

That being said, I would be intrigued to hear a scenario from the last century or the foreseeable future where American and Canadian interests would be so divided that a president could side with Canada to the detriment of America. Is there some sort of "beer war" in the works, are the Mounties about to seize the American side of Niagara Falls, are Maine lobster boats being boarded and sunk, is Alaska facing a Berlin Wall-type scenario? Please, SOMEBODY warn us all of the imminent perils we are facing from the evil empire to our north.

72 posted on 06/12/2014 7:02:13 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: xzins
xzins said: "What other country do you see him being loyal to?"

Didn't we read on this very thread that Cruz not long ago renounced any claim to Canadian citizenship? Have you ever had to do that? I haven't.

Had he not done so, could it not have been due to divided loyalties? What would be so unusual about a person feeling loyalty to TWO countries? It would not be unusual at all for someone whose parents came from different countries.

I've had to explain to people in business over the years many times that having a "conflict of interest" doesn't mean that anybody has done anything wrong. It simply means that they have potentially conflicting benefits from decisions affected by the conflict. That is why "conflicts of interest" must be managed by someone who does not have the conflict; to avoid even the appearance that the conflict played a part in the decision.

74 posted on 06/12/2014 7:06:39 AM PDT by William Tell
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