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Ted Cruz's fmr. professor says Cruz is a hypocrite on the Constitution VIDEO
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| 15 Jan 2016
| Jeff Poor
Posted on 01/16/2016 7:59:19 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Thursday following FBN's broadcast of the Republican presidential debate, Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe attacked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 97%, one of the participants in last night debate, for his stated on reasoning for his eligibility to run for president of the United States.
According to Tribe, Cruz applies a double standard to his interpretation of the Constitution, to which he deemed Cruz to be a "constitutional opportunist" and a "hypocrite."
"I've done a lot of historical research on it, and so have a lot of other people, and the best evidence seems to be that what they meant in 1788 was something more than just citizen from birth," he said. "They actually meant a citizen whose birth was sort of natural, not in a biological sense but in the sense of connection to the land. The idea was, that it was something that Congress couldn't change, unlike the naturalization process, which Congress has monkeyed around with all the time. I mean, for example, in 1934, the first time it said, you can be a citizen who doesn't need to get naturalized as long as your mom was an American citizen. And that's ultimately the basis on which Cruz has to rely.
The funny thing is, that the kind of guy Cruz is, he's always been this way. When he was my student he was this way. He's always said the Constitution always means the same thing that it meant when it was adopted. That's why he made this funny joke to Trump, you know, saying, the Constitution didn't change since last September. Well, he thinks it didn't change since 1788 when it comes to gays and, you know, women and other things. But when it comes to his own ambition, he's suddenly becomes what he accuses me of being, and it's a pretty true accusation, a judicial activist. That's not the guy he is normally."
"He's being a constitutional opportunist, a hypocrite," Tribe continued. "It's sad, because he makes light of it, but it is a genuine open question, and there's no way of getting around it. Like if he's the nominee, it won the be hard to imagine some secretary of state somewhere simply refusing to put him on the ballot on the ground that that secretary of state is also an originalist and thinks, if you weren't born on the land of the United States, then you just can't run. At that point, somebody would have to sue them, whether it's Ted Cruz himself as the nominee, if that's what we've got, or the Republican National Committee. There's no way to avoid an issue like that going to the Supreme Court. And the irony is, the liberals on the court, assuming they all voted according to principle, as opposed to politics. It isn't always that way, the liberals on the court, the activists would go with Cruz, and the originalists if they were true to their position like Scalia, would vote against him."
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; desperation; election2016; harvard; jeffpoor; laurencetribe; naturalborncitizen; newyork; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: demshateGod
"Mother Jones was used to argue that Cruz is ineligible today. Mother Jones!" I am not surprised at all.
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posted on
01/17/2016 9:41:30 AM PST
by
CatherineofAragon
("Ted Cruz is the type of guy to swim across a moat with a knife in his teeth. He knows how to fight")
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com; nikos1121
Finally found the post.
Thank you nikos
This must be kept handy as the remaining acts of the play unfold
It is truly a battle between original constitutional interpretation and living evolving document.
Or actors are only playing their part
The world is a stage....
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posted on
01/17/2016 9:48:07 AM PST
by
hoosiermama
(Make America Great Again by uniting Great Americans)
To: changeitback440
Oh, really? Did Obama belong to a club in his High school, called the
Constitutional Corroborators?
Did Obama memorize the entire Constitution as a teenager and not only recite it, but discuss it, the Federalist papers and Anti-Federalist papers?
Did Obama compete in speech contests about the free market, starting when he was in high school and belong to a free market "think-tank" called the Free Enterprise Institute?
Looking at Ted Cruz's resume, there is NO comparison with him and Obama, and his experience, knowledge and PROVEN track record, overwhelm the other candidates in the race:
- Graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1992
- Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1995
- 1992 U.S. National Debate Champion representing Princeton
- 1995 World Debating Championship semi-finalist representing Harvard
- Served a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist, making him the first Hispanic ever to clerk for a Chief Justice of the United States
- Served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008, making him the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas, the youngest Solicitor General in the entire country and the longest tenure in Texas history
- Partner at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he led the firmâs U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice
- Authored over 80 SCOTUS briefs and presented over 40 oral arguments before The Court
- In the landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, Cruz assembled a coalition of 31 states in defense of the principle that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms
- Presented oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Defended the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds,
- Defended the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
- Defended the State of Texas against an attempt by the International Court of Justice to re-open the criminal convictions of 51 murderers on death row throughout the United States
- Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission
- Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign
- Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation
- Ted Cruz is currently junior US Senator from Texas, defeating Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst who was heavily favored and backed by the DC old-guard GOP
- Defeated Democrat Paul Sadler in the general election
- Endorsed by The Tea Party and the Republican Liberty Caucus
- AWARDS: âAmericaâs Leading Lawyers for Business,â Chambers USA (2009 & 2010) â50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America,â National Law Journal (2008) â25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century,â Texas Lawyer (2010) â20 Young Hispanic Americans on the Rise,â Newsweek (1999) Traphagen Distinguished Alumnus, Harvard Law School
- On November 14, 2012, Cruz was appointed vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Unlike Obama, Cruz didnât seat in the U.S. Senate and vote âpresent.â He has sponsored 97 bills. Here are a few crucial pieces of legislation sponsored by Cruz:
- ObamaCare Repeal Act
- Prohibit use of drones from killing citizens of the United States within the United States
- Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act
- Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act
- Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
- A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office
- A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the Paul Brown United States Courthouse
- A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards of up to $5,000,000 for information regarding the attacks on the United States diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya that began on September 11, 2012
- State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service
- A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities
- American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014
- A bill to deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has been found to have been engaged in espionage activities or a terrorist activity against the United States and poses a threat to United States national security interests
- SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2014
- Free All Speech Act of 2014
- Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Suspension Act of 2014
- A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014
- A bill to prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012
- Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014
- Expatriate Terrorists Act
- Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2014
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posted on
01/17/2016 10:10:12 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(God's blessing has been on America from the very beginning, and I believe God isn't done yet. TCruz)
To: Lucky9teen
Served a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist, making him the first Hispanic ever to clerk for a Chief Justice of the United StatesI thought he was an American.
To: hoosiermama
Exactly, but all these people want to huff and puff about it.
We raised a big stink about Obama. That went no where, because produces this slick diploma.
Cruz was born in Canada. Had duel citizenship. I mean, huh? Seriously?
The matter needs to be resolved, hopefully in a 9 to 0 court ruling.
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posted on
01/17/2016 10:28:35 AM PST
by
nikos1121
(December 25, 2016 will be the merriest Christmas of all for me.)
To: ladyjane
Really? That you’d ask such a stupid question, shows your complete lack of character.
His·pan·ic (hÄ-spÄnâ²Äk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America.
2. Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture.
n.
1. A Spanish-speaking person.
2. A US citizen or resident of Latin-American or Spanish ancestry.
Wow....talk about stooping low and grasping at straws...
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posted on
01/17/2016 11:19:36 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(God's blessing has been on America from the very beginning, and I believe God isn't done yet. TCruz)
To: LowOiL
real clear politics is a joke . It is run by Karl Rove. They cherry pick polls they like. I wrote them off 7 years ago. Don’t think is is not totally rigged.
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posted on
01/17/2016 1:26:59 PM PST
by
WENDLE
(Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
>> Caesar was never fuel for gospel fire and Democrats are Caesar first people.
Excellent.
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posted on
01/17/2016 11:37:10 PM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: GOPe Means Bend Over Spell Run
The cage fight continues.
Original intent v. Cruz and ‘equality of women’.
It’s a no-win either way for conservatives.
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The judges will rule on behalf of ‘equality of women’, and then the democrats will quote Tribe and anyone else who knos how to figure out original intent. College radicals and the New Black Panthers will suddenly become the ‘defenders of the constitution’.
A divided nation. Not good.
If Cruz weren’t such a great candidate, I’d have thrown him under the bus on this utterly and without compassion.
As it is?
I hope we can nudge Cruz supporters both gently and effectively. One way is to support an amendment to make Cruz eligible. At least they would then know we respect him as a patriot.
FRegards ....
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posted on
01/18/2016 4:37:37 AM PST
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
(1000 muslim migrant gang-rapists in Germany -- Trump helped trigger protests.)
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