WaPo (Op-Ed): Ted Cruz Not Eligible

Washington Post ^ | January 12, 2016 | Mary Brigid McManamon

[Behind the Blue Wall]

I'll only comment on the hypocrisy in the mainstream media, which has treated the Cruz issue seriously with well-researched articles and published opinions from learned scholars of constitutional law, whereas with Obama it was strictly ridicule. But the fact remains, Cruz isn't eligible.

[moehoward]

Yep. Citizen, not Nat. Born.

[bigbob]

Hope you’re wearing Nomex!

[KC_Lion]

So Wait, let me get this straight. Two Mexicans can sneak across the border, Zero Percent American in any way.

Punch out a baby 400 Feet in Texas and that Kid is a 100% American entitled to all our rights and benefits?

But An American Citizen who is in another country and has a baby, THAT baby isn't an American Citizen? Even if he was born to an American?

WTF kind of sense does that make!?

Oh Wait it doesn't because Ted Cruz IS an American Citizen through and through.

[Paladin2]

Good thing he can sit on SCOTUS.

[cloudmountain]

I think Cruz falls into the "eligible" category as do all children of American citizens do if those children happen to be born in a foreign country.

I ONLY know this because there WERE pregnant American women in the KSA who gave birth there too. Their children were considered U.S. citizens.

Of course, maybe the laws have changed.

[skeeter]

Those hammering this issue are surpassing parody and are fast approaching burlesque.

[cloudmountain]

See my post #6.

[DrewsDad]

"Cruz was naturalized at birth" but not natural born?

Is this like a natural partial birth abortion?

WaPo. Nuff said.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Yet they have no problem with Obama hiding everything about his past.

[DannyTN]

I know Cruzies don’t want to hear it but Trump is right.

We need to restore the rule of law. And eligibility is another area that needs clarification by the courts and election processes put in place to confirm eligibility of candidates before elections.

What’s more, Trump even outlined a process whereby Cruz could get a Federal court to rule on the matter and settle it.

[jwalsh07]

Nonsense.

[eastforker]

No one said Cruz is not an American citizen, just not natural born, why is that so hard too understand?

[samtheman]

Democrats will suddenly discover this argument, en masse, in September of this year, if Cruz is our nominee.

That much you can bet on.

[TBBT]

Consider the source...

[Faith Presses On]

“He’s not a natural born citizen,” BUT

He “was naturalized at birth.”

He is just “not a natural born citizen” because of his politics.

How about how many of Hillary’s emails were born classified?

[fantail 1952]

Which would be a great place for him to be after he finishes eight years in the WH!

[Responsibility2nd]

Cruz isn't eligible.

See tagline.

[Genoa]

The mainstream media have no shame whatsoever. Double standards are just fine with them. It’s all about the cause, ethics be damned.

[South40]