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Donald Trump Floats Ted Cruz Eligibility Lawsuit
Breitbart.com ^ | 23 Jan 2016 | Alex Swoyer

Posted on 01/23/2016 6:52:25 PM PST by Rockitz

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump reportedly said he might file a lawsuit over fellow GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)’s (R-TX) eligibility to be President of the United States.

“I’ve said Ted has a lot of problems — number one, Canada. He could run for the Prime Minister of Canada and I wouldn’t even complain because he was born in Canada,” Trump said during a campaign event in Iowa. “The Democrats are going to sue if he ever got the nomination within two days. There have already been two lawsuits filed, but they don’t have standing. I have standing to sue. Can you imagine if I did it? Should I do it just for fun?”

Trump said he was confident he would defeat Cruz and win the Republican nomination, so he doesn’t need to file the lawsuit.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; naturalborncitizen; trump
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To: RC one

Do it, Trump. Cruz can’t exactly sue himself.


61 posted on 01/23/2016 9:19:45 PM PST by RightLady (It's gotta be Cruz)
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To: txgirl4Bush
When Trent Lott, Bob Dole, John McCain, and Orrin Hatch would all prefer Trump over Cruz, you guys might want to reexamine who is the "anti-establishment" candidate. Duh.

IMHO Trump is an antidisestablishmentarianist.

62 posted on 01/23/2016 9:23:19 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Freepers. The enemy is on the left, not the right!)
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To: GrouchoTex

How does Trump have standing?


63 posted on 01/23/2016 9:25:43 PM PST by RobbyS (quotes)
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To: RobbyS; GrouchoTex
How does Trump have standing?

Trump says he has standing. Who are the courts to disagree with Trump?

64 posted on 01/23/2016 9:27:56 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Freepers. The enemy is on the left, not the right!)
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To: Redmen4ever

He would have to show harm, assuming that he could find a place to file.


65 posted on 01/23/2016 9:28:06 PM PST by RobbyS (quotes)
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To: RightLady
Cruz and his supporters have basically put us in the position of either having to accept that a man born of a foreign father in a foreign land is a NBC (which is unacceptable) or suing and then having the SCOTUS establish once and for all that anyone born in the country under any cirumstances is a NBC (which is equally unacceptable). I think it's best if Cruz just goes away.
66 posted on 01/23/2016 9:30:45 PM PST by RC one ("...all persons born in the allegiance of the United States are natural-born citizens" US v. WKA)
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To: P-Marlowe

Trump is smart enough to know this is a non-issue and that any suit, by anyone, will be tossed out before the ink on the filing check has dried.

Trump also knows a large percentage of those he may be supported by are not smart enough to know that this is indeed a settle matter.

Trump has run a large amount of his campaigning by inference and innuendo. Certainly not a very straight forward way to honorably present one’s self for election as President.


67 posted on 01/23/2016 9:33:47 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: Rockitz
This is how the vast majority of voter see it

The right wing Conservatives = The birther

And for 8 years on Obama the birther scream

Obama... American mother.. Kenya father

Born in Kenya = Natural born Kenya...and not natural born American and not eligible to be US President....

So unless the right wing Birther say the same on Cruz....that

Cruz... American mother..Canada father ....born in Canada = Natural born Canada..and not natural born American and not eligible to be US President

The right wing Cruz supports are see as liars and hypocrites for not applying the same rules to Cruz as Obama.....

68 posted on 01/23/2016 9:35:17 PM PST by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans Patriot%s are in rebellion... teach him why)
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To: X-spurt
Trump has run a large amount of his campaigning by inference and innuendo. Certainly not a very straight forward way to honorably present one’s self for election as President.

And this is his good side. Imagine what he would be like as a President!

Kind of a cross between Obama and Nixon.

69 posted on 01/23/2016 9:36:09 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Freepers. The enemy is on the left, not the right!)
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To: GrouchoTex

Trump can say he has standing all day long, that does not make it factual, but then again Trump is a broken record of saying non-factual “Nuevo York style BS”.


70 posted on 01/23/2016 9:37:59 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Natural born citizen means you cannot be anything else but a US citizen.

Standard mis-informed Pied Piper’s lemming.

What about Natural Born British Citizens? Per your statement, as NBC they can only be US Citizens.

Sure seems to be quite a few 2015 Freeper Rocket Scientists we had join up.


71 posted on 01/23/2016 9:45:43 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: X-spurt

You must not argue with The Trump. If he says he has standing, then by gum he has standing.


72 posted on 01/23/2016 9:47:07 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Freepers. The enemy is on the left, not the right!)
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To: GrouchoTex

There is no “lead” until Iowa is counted.


73 posted on 01/23/2016 9:49:10 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: JoSixChip

There has been no vote, there are no voters yet, thus any Trump has 4x the voter support is BS.

Either you know that and continue to sling the false mud or you don’t have sense enough to know there are no voter support yet.


74 posted on 01/23/2016 9:56:04 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: P-Marlowe

The best thing that can be said about Clyde Barnum Trump is that he ‘probably’ would not harm America more than hitlery or Bernie.

Before six months was out, 3/4 of his lemmings would be cussin him like a Russian PFC (no pun intended).


75 posted on 01/23/2016 10:07:58 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: P-Marlowe

That’ll sure as hell is the way it’ll be if he gets elected.


76 posted on 01/23/2016 10:09:44 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: X-spurt
Before six months was out, 3/4 of his lemmings would be cussin him like a Russian PFC (no pun intended).

Yep,

Caveat Emptor!!!!

77 posted on 01/23/2016 10:11:12 PM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: Rockitz

Trump is playing the media like a fiddle, and angst-ridden Cruz supporters are the backup singers.


78 posted on 01/23/2016 10:24:15 PM PST by Disestablishmentarian
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To: X-spurt
There has been no vote, there are no voters yet, thus any Trump has 4x the voter support is BS.

This is not my first rodeo, I know how elections work. The candidates level of support is easy to glean by observing level of excitement generated, crowd sizes and polling trends. All these clearly are working in Trumps favor to a degree I have never seen before. The 4x Trump support I referenced in regards to cruz's fall is actually being generous to cruz in the face the desperation he has been exhibiting.
79 posted on 01/23/2016 10:27:21 PM PST by JoSixChip (Ted Cruz (R-Goldman Sachs) - losers are not winners)
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To: P-Marlowe
Do it! Get it over with.

I'm of the same opinion. He needs to fish or cut bait.

80 posted on 01/23/2016 10:27:47 PM PST by TXSearcher (Longtime Lurker......now a newbie)
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