If they took it up and followed precedent, Cruz is naturalized. That is easy to see, to a person who has studied the precedents. It's by far the clearest, easiest case I've ever studied. This is settled law. Against Cruz.
I know of no precedent. Which one are you referring too?
If they took it up and followed precedent, Cruz is naturalized. That is easy to see, to a person who has studied the precedents. It's by far the clearest, easiest case I've ever studied. This is settled law. Against Cruz."
Agreed. It seems the Court do all they can to avoid the citizenship issue.
I also agree this will probably finish Cruz. It's hard to want a return to constitutional principles and support someone whose candidacy is in direct contradiction.
[[I think the courts will dodge it. No matter which way they rule, it hurts them. I would be shocked if they took it.]]
I think they’re going to have to take it up because, according to what I read yesterday here on FR, someone running for president in NH has lodged a lawsuit against Ted, forcing the issue into the courts, and apparently they are able to do this because as someone running for office and filing the lawsuit, it nullifies the ‘no standing’ issue that Obama was able to use to have the case thrown out many times when folks tried to bring lawsuits against him for citizenship-ness
unless I’m misunderstanding what the post on FR meant-