I’m a lawyer, and I have litigated candidate eligibility matters, and running out and quickly getting a declaratory judgment is not how this works. Almost no one has standing to bring a claim, though many might try. SCOTUS will leave this to Congress and the political process. But even if it disregarded the safe haven of the political question doctrine and took up the case, I firmly believe it would decide in favor of Cruz, because the language of the Constitution allows recognizing Cruz as natural born, and there is no legally binding authority that would prevent such a conclusion, despite the bloviating here and elsewhere to the contrary.
Bottom line, this whole exercise is a diversion to get Cruz off his conservative message and derailed in Iowa, because Trump fears losing Iowa. That right there is the whole thing in a nutshell. Pure politics. Sad to see so many on our side confused by it.
Peace,
SR
Eligibility is not a political issue, is a question of law & fact. The facts regarding an individual are discoverable. For example, a persons age and residency are discoverable facts, as is their citizenship status. Questions regarding eligibility are within the exclusive authority of the Judiciary. Conversely, if it were a political issue, the eligibility mandate of Article II would be nugatory.