Remember the search and discussion to find another candidate to challenge 0 Finally a case was filed in CA. Other candidates do have standing.
Standing can be equated to harm. In this situation Cruz, Rubio, Santorum , Jindall and even Trump could be used to clarify the issue. IMO the most damaged is the RNC if any of them do not qualify. They are the ones who should insist on settled law Using each or all as parties to the request.
Xxxxxxx this post today points out an even greater concern: SC appointments
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In his emails to the Guardian, Tribe discussed Cruzâs own approach to constitutional issues, noting that under âthe kind of judge Cruz says he admires and would appoint to the supreme court - an âoriginalistâ who claims to be bound by the historical meaning of the constitutionâs terms at the time of their adoption - Cruz wouldnât be eligible because the legal principles that prevailed in the 1780s and 90s required that someone be born on US soil to be a ânatural born citizen.â
He added: âEven having two US parents wouldnât suffice for a genuine originalist. And having just an American mother, as Cruz did, would clearly have been insufficient at a time that made patrilineal descent decisive.
âOn the other hand, to the kind of judge that I admire and Cruz abhors - a âliving constitutionalistâ who believes that the constitutionâs meaning evolves with the needs of the time - Cruz would ironically be eligible because it no longer makes sense to be bound by so narrow and strict a definition.â
Tribe said: âThere is no single, settled answer. And our supreme court has never addressed the issue.â
2 posted on January 17, 2016 at 6:58:56 AM EST by Helicondelta
SC, very good!
A potential Cruz defense at SC, IF 0bama is not eligible, should 0bama’s SC appointments be forced to recuse themselves?