[calisurfer]

CRUZ IS NOT A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN
“The definition of natural born citizen was well-known at the time of our Constitution’s adoption. The definition appears in the only book mentioned in the Constitution — The Law of Nations. Applying that definition today, Cruz is not a natural born citizen of the U.S., because he was born outside of the U.S. AND because one of his parents was not a U.S. citizen.

Cruz was a citizen at birth, thanks to a law passed by Congress and signed by the President, but that’s not the same as being a natural born citizen”.

[cripplecreek]

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[AFret.]

CRUZ IS NOT A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN
“The definition of natural born citizen was well-known at the time of our Constitution’s adoption. The definition appears in the only book mentioned in the Constitution — The Law of Nations. Applying that definition today, Cruz is not a natural born citizen of the U.S., because he was born outside of the U.S. AND because one of his parents was not a U.S. citizen.

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Go to scribd.com..citizenship terms used in the US Constitution and the legal reference..looks clear to me. Even Cruz is saying “born abroad to a US citizen”...what BS from a Constitutional scholar..

[Right_in_Virginia]

CRUZ IS NOT A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN “The definition of natural born citizen was well-known at the time of our Constitution’s adoption. The definition appears in the only book mentioned in the Constitution — The Law of Nations. Applying that definition today, Cruz is not a natural born citizen of the U.S., because he was born outside of the U.S. AND because one of his parents was not a U.S. citizen.

Cruz was a citizen at birth, thanks to a law passed by Congress and signed by the President, but that’s not the same as being a natural born citizen”.

Exactly right. "Natural born" citizen means no statue is required to confer citizenship, nor can any statue remove citizenship. The "natural born" criteria applies to one, and only one, public office--the Presidency of the United States. Our founders did not want any hint of divided loyalties--no matter how slight--to surround the POTUS.

Those who say Ted Cruz, a citizen by statue, is eligible for the Presidency are also saying Johnny Achmed born in Saudi Arabia of a Saudi father and an American mother (with dual citizenship for 45 years) is also eligible for the highest office in the United States.