Posted on 01/06/2016 4:52:32 PM PST by Bratch
Otherwise, the Democrats and the MSM (but I repeat myself) will be hammering the public about it on a daily basis in the event Senator Cruz garners the nomination.
And if a federal judge decides to take the case, all bets are off.
I think I am looking forward most to the next debate. It is going to be historic. We will see who really has the debate skills. Trump has proved himself in the previous debates. We will see if Cruz really as good as he says he is. I haven’t been this psyched for a debate in.....ever.
Yes, indeed, what the judge will say is all that matters, not what the pundits, or you or I say. And any interested party who cares to litigate this, will find a sympathetic judge, or even unsympathetic judge who is a strict constructionist and will follow the constitution on this matter.
I agree with Mark Levin....Donald drop this one...there are way to many other fish to fry
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It is in bed. Only the media and Trump supporters care.
The Constitution has not changed. It is NOT a living document. He held two citizenships all his life until a year ago. IMHO, he is not eligible.
And if a judge says Cruz is ineligible there would be an appeal, and another, to SCOTUS. By then of course the primaries will be long over. Meanwhile the waters are muddied in the eyes of potential Cruz voters, maybe enough to destroy his already long shot at winning. And Trump never had to actually say Cruz is ineligible, just say that others will. It’s brilliant, really.
Cruz not being born in the U.S. is not new news.
It has been generally agreed, I think, that a natural-born citizen includes one who has an American-citizen parent and is born on foreign soil - like a U.S. diplomat to a foreign country whose child is born there.
The issue is this for all in Loma linda. The constitution, in ARTICLE II, requires a President to have been born on US soil. PERIOD!! The language for illegibility of a President could have been “Citizen”. It was not “Citizen”! It was “NATURAL BORN” which does not mean “other than the not discovered Cesarian Section”.IT MEANT __ “ON US SOIL”. It will be raised by the Democrats if he is ever a threat. He needs to go into Federal Court and get a declaratory Judgment, NOW@!!. We are getting nowhere by sticking our heads in the sand. Cruz needs to TAKE ACTION NOW!! That is all that TRUMP is saying!! I hope Cruz gets a favorable ruling from Justice Roberts! HA!! But I don’t think he will.
I’m a Trump supporter.
Cruz not being born in the U.S. is not new news.
It has been generally agreed, I think, that a natural-born citizen includes one who has an American-citizen parent and is born on foreign soil - like a U.S. diplomat to a foreign country whose child is born there.
This was all gone over with a fine tooth comb with Obama. Trump needs a quick update on this, drop it, and move on.
You people are playing the left’s game. Go back to DU.
Is there any proof his mother renounced her American citizenship> I cannot believe she would do that.
I think you left the GOPe off your list
“IT MEANT __ “ON US SOIL”
That’s your opinion. The other argument is that it means “born a citizen” rather than naturalized. Since it’s never been adjudicated it could go either way, no matter how passionately you SHOUT your opinion.
That depends on what you mean by "generally." The State Department considers it an open question.
7 fam 1130 acquisition of us citizenship - See 7 FAM 1131.6-2 Eligibility for Presidency
“This issue needs to be put to bed as definitively as possible, IMO.”
I agree. I’m starting to think that they (Trump and Cruz) are in this together, as doing so provides 2 MAJOR benefits:
1) It forces the question to be dealt with on THEIR TERMS, and on THEIR SCHEDULE. If Trump wants Cruz for VP, then get this out of the way, once and for all.
2) It leaves Rubio and the other kiddies once again gasping for media oxygen, just as the first Primaries are right around the corner.
Trump has proven, to me at least, that he’s smart enough to come up with something like this...and Cruz has proven to all of us that he’s smart enough to go along.
Several lawsuits have already been filed on the eligibility of Cruz, Rubio, and Jindal. All of them have been dismissed.
Does a VP have the same eligibility requirements as the president? (to be Natural Born Citizen)
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