Posted on 03/23/2015 2:14:35 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Donald Trump remains interested in birth certificates.
The reality television host, real estate magnate, and serial almost-presidential candidate who repeatedly demanded that President Barack Obama produce proof that he was born in Hawaii, turned his attention to Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday. In an interview with MyFoxNY, Trump said that Cruz's birthplace, Canada, could be a problem for the Texan's presidential bid.
“Well he’s got, you know, a hurdle that nobody else seems to have at this moment," said Trump. "It’s a hurdle and somebody could certainly look at it very seriously. He was born in Canada … if you know … and when we all studied our history lessons … you’re supposed to be born in this country, so I just don’t know how the courts would rule on it. But it’s an additional hurdle that he has that no one else seems to have."
Unlike Trump, most legal scholars and media outlets that have considered whether Cruz's birthplace represents a "hurdle" to his presidential aspirations have concluded that it does not.
It's not the first time that Trump has questioned whether being born in Canada precludes the senator from running for president. In a 2013 interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl, Trump responded to the question of whether Cruz was eligible to run by saying, "Perhaps not." (The exchange comes at the 2 minute mark in the video.)
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Similarly, in its first naturalization statute, Congress declared that
“the children of citizens of the United States, that may be born beyond
the sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered
as natural born citizens
I never left — While I do like Cruz, I'm not willing to cast my vote for someone I know/believe to be ineligible.
(The Constitution must be respected, especially when the constrictions chafe, otherwise what is the point of a Constitution when its limitations only apply when you wish them to?)
What to do?
They are shredding the Constitution and a few voices cry in the wilderness.
Whatever happens, it ultimately is not going to be OK.
Take our chances with Cruz or assume the position?
Consider the whole of it, then decide.
Certainly another Democrat in office is not acceptable to me. Neither is abandoning the Constitution.
I agree — I am unwilling to undermine the Constitution with my vote.
If that means I have to vote third-party, that's fine — I voted for my State's former governor [Gary Johnson] rather than violate my principles and vote for Romney… it was nice having a conscience free and clear on the matter, even though my guy lost.
Trump is a scumbag, an unprincipled liar who is only interested in promoting whayever product he has for sale at the moment.
Shame on anyone who ever took him seriously, just because he was saying bad things about people we don’t like. We never should have loaned him even an ounce of credibility.
Trump, like a few other light weight GOP candidates is just a spoiler candidate designed to cast doubt and dispersions against Cruz and other top tier anti GOP-e candidates and to siphon off supporters and campaign money. Pay him no heed or mind. As soon as he has done the bidding of his GOP-e masters he will just slither away again. He is not a serious candidate, just a spoiler/distractor and genuine trouble maker.
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