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To: Idaho_Cowboy

Trump was citing comments that Laurence Tribe—a high-profile liberal constitutional law professor at Harvard who taught both Cruz and President Barack Obama among other high profile figures—recently told ABC News that he does not believe the natural born citizen question is “settled law.”

“I don’t agree that it’s ‘settled law,’” Tribe said. “The Supreme Court has never addressed the issue one way or the other, as I believe Ted ought to know.”

Tribe added that he personally believes Cruz is eligible, but that doesn’t mean it’s “settled law.”

“My own view as a constitutional scholar is that the better view — the one most consistent with the entire Constitution — is the broader definition, according to which Cruz would be eligible,” Tribe said, noting that he believes that a natural born citizen should include, as ABC News wrote, “anyone who is a U.S. citizen at birth and doesn’t need to be naturalized.”


120 posted on 01/11/2016 9:43:09 AM PST by kabar
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To: kabar
All these opinions are brought forth by people have exactly no qualms in arguing either side of an issue, depending on who is paying them.

When you have the facts on your side argue the facts, if you don't have the facts on your side argue the law. Never allow common sense to enter the debate since it is hard to defeat.

228 posted on 01/11/2016 3:03:06 PM PST by itsahoot (Anyone receiving a Woo! Woo! for President has never won anything after the award.)
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