He's not qualified for the office. He knows he is not qualified, nobody foreign-born is qualified. That the public doesn't know this is a mystery to me, "flat earth society" level mystery. This is a "reverse-birther" distinction in my mind. One has to be a kook to believe that Cruz is qualified.
The RNC (which was the subject of my remarks) knows Cruz is not qualified, but it chose to participate in an illegal and immoral act, subversive of the constitution, by certifying Cruz as eligible and allowing him to appear on primary ballots in the several states.
Maybe this sin is undertaken with a greater good in mind, teaching the public the meaning of "natural born Citizen." And so, until events lay out, I withhold my ultimate judgment on Cruz.
I like his politics.
“The RNC (which was the subject of my remarks) knows Cruz is not qualified, but it chose to participate in an illegal and immoral act, subversive of the constitution, by certifying Cruz as eligible and allowing him to appear on primary ballots in the several states.”
See Post 23 on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3386746/posts
Cruz is eligible as per the 1952 statute defining the NBC.
First the applicable statute:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title8/chapter12/subchapter3&edition=prelim
Other documents relating to this matter:
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/yes-ted-cruz-can-be-president
http://eaglerising.com/20923/is-ted-cruz-is-a-natural-born-citizen-the-short-answer-is-yes/