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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz’s ineligibility has nothing to do with Donald Trump. He’s an affront to constitutional conservatism as are his supporters.


14 posted on 01/24/2016 2:00:30 AM 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: RC one

Like Jim, the site owner?


15 posted on 01/24/2016 2:01:39 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: RC one

The thing as per the 1952 statute he is eligible:

http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title8/chapter12/subchapter3&edition=prelim

:§1401. Nationals and citizens of United States at birth

(d) a person born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is a citizen of the United States who has been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year prior to the birth of such person, and the other of whom is a national, but not a citizen of the United States;

(g) a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years:”


31 posted on 01/24/2016 3:08:16 AM PST by Leto
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To: RC one

Ted Cruz’s ineligibility has nothing to do with Donald Trump. He’s an affront to constitutional conservatism as are his supporters.


Aren’t we fortunate to have you define “constitutional conservatism” for us.


90 posted on 01/24/2016 6:31:22 AM PST by JT Hatter (Who is Barack Obama? And What is He Really Up To?)
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