Why? I'm perfectly satisfied that Cruz is a natural-born citizen and so far as I'm concerned no clarification is needed. And I'd say the majority of the people in this country would agree if the facts were laid out in front of them. So why should the court take it up.
What's more, Trump even outlined a process whereby Cruz could get a Federal court to rule on the matter and settle it.
And who will initiate that lawsuit? Does Trump expect Cruz to sue himself?
I’m not satisfied at all. And apparently a lot of other people aren’t. If the constitution wanted any citizen to become President, it would have stated so.
It says “citizen” when it talks about Congressional requirements. But it specifies “natural born citizen” for President. Which raises the question what exactly did they mean. If they meant Vatel’s Law of Nation definition for natural born, then neither Ted nor Obama are eligible. Neither had both parents who were citizens and neither can show proof of birth in the U.S..
Actually, the best solution (avoiding the courts’ reluctance to deal with questions that belong to the political sphere) would be for Cruz to get a Congressional resolution similar to that unanimously voted for McCain. Since Congress is ultimately the authority in charge of accepting the Electoral College vote, that should settle matters.