Posted on 01/25/2016 10:08:59 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Donald Trump stepped up his attack on Ted Cruz on Monday, tweeting that the Texas senator needs to "either settle his problem" of having been born in Canada or leave the race.
"It's time for Ted Cruz to either settle his problem with the FACT that he was born in Canada and was a citizen of Canada, or get out of race," Trump tweeted Monday morning, on the heels of Fox News polls released over the weekend that showed him with double-digit leads over Cruz in both Iowa and New Hampshire.
Trump has insisted over the course of the last month that Cruz needs to tackle the issue of his eligibility because he was born in Calgary, Canada, despite Cruz's assertions that he is eligible based on the fact that his mother was born in the United States. Cruz renounced his dual Canadian citizenship in 2014, a fact that Trump has frequently pointed out as cause for concern.
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MacCain was born on US soil in Panama from 2 AMERICAN PARENTS! Not to compare with Cruz.
>> I am referring to the court of public opinion, where votes originate.
Fair enough. THOSE chips will fall where they may. They always do.
you really should get Galt out of your signature if you’re supporting the LEAST GALT man on the Repub side....either you don’t understand Galt or you don’t understand Trump - or maybe you’re oh for two.
Trump is advocating not LETTINg people go Galt. Get a clue
The idea that every anchor baby is eligible to be president makes my blood run cold.
You have to read the entire text of the requirement as there’s a qualifier....”at the time of the adoption of the Constitution”. You can’t just take one piece.
No, thank you. Long Live the Republic.
Really good but you didn’t infuse the term “believe me” in there two or three times. :0) THis is going to be so great. It’s going to be so great you’re not going to be able to believe how great it is. You’re going to get sick of how great it is, believe me.
Of course, but the principal sponsors of the 14th Amendment, particularly Bingham, for example, stated that there was no intention of the part of the Congress to alter the Section II presidential eligibility clause. You could check the Congressional Record. There is also the evident fact that the purposes of the 14th Amendment was to make it clear that black Americans were citizens who could not be deprived of or denied all the rights of citizenship. It is also clear that the 14th Amendment affected citizenship, not natural born citizenship as set out in the presidential eligibility clause.
Not so fast. See Thomas v. Lynch - 5th Circuit - August 7, 2015 - 14-60297
"There are two sources of citizenship, and two only: birth and naturalization." Bustamante-Barrera v. Gonzales, 447 F.3d 388, 394 (5th Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks omitted). "Within the former category, the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees that every person 'born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, becomes at once a citizen of the United States, and needs no naturalization.'" Miller v. Albright, 523 U.S. 420, 423-24 (1998) (quoting United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649, 702 (1898)). "Persons not born in the United States acquire citizenship by birth only as provided by Acts of Congress." Id. At the time of Thomas's birth, Congress extended birthright citizenship to children born abroad to one citizen However, it is undisputed that Thomas was not a statutory birthright citizen because his father did not meet the physical presence requirement of the statute in force at the time of Thomas's birth.1 Id. Consequently, Thomas must rely on the Fourteenth Amendment, which provides, in relevant part, that "[a]ll persons born . . . in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside," U.S. Const. amend. XIV, S: 1, to sustain his claim that he is a birthright citizen. Thomas contends that the military base located in modern-day Germany where he was born was "in the United States" for purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment.We disagree.
US Military bases abroad are not US soil.
Cruz released the following statement:
HOW’S SHE BOOTIN’ER?
Oh Fer Sure, there is the Trump blow’n hot air like a Chinook, eh? He’s giv’n her, a real Kerfuffle there, eh? Well, there, I’m no Canuck ,there, eh?
Why Trump is a conservative
1.Pro life since at least 2011, wanted to ban partial birth abortion as far back as 2000 FALSE, he is on record as saying he doesn't like abortion, but will not take action against abortion or even partial birth abortion
2.Says no funds for Planned Parenthood, while they do abortions. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
3.Pro Traditional marriage. "Gay rights is not my thing." FALSE, it may not be his "thing", but the Donald is on record as saying he will not fight on the gay rights issue
4.Pro capital punishment "Capital punishment isn't uncivilized; murderers living is" If Trump is honest on this issue, this would be a more conservative position
5.Hold Judges accountable How will you do this Donald?
6.Opposes "Common core is a disaster" Teach citizenship, quit "dumbing down". That's nice Donald, but a conservative would recognize this as a STATE issue
7.Anti education unions (2000) That's nice Donald, but a conservative would recognize this as a STATE issue
8.For school choice That's nice Donald, but a conservative would recognize this as a STATE issue
9."Climate Change is a hoax" Also on record as a climate change supporter. Which is it, Donald?
10."No Cap-and-Tax" But is on record for wanting to raise MANY other taxes
11.For drilling our own. But opposed to Atlantic offshore drilling
12.On Environment "Good development enhances the environment" Sounds like "Green Building" to me
13.Stressed the importance of a strong family & culture of life (2015) Strong family? Which one? With which wife?
14.Supports Israel Maybe. I know Donald supports "schlonging"
15.Opposes Iran deal and letting Iran obtain the bomb. Another Trump conversion from former position
16.Wants to crush ISIS quickly. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
17.Wants a military so strong no one will challenge us. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
18.Against unbalanced trade deals that kill American jobs. And wants heavy tarriffs, too. NOT CONSERVATIVE
19.Against warrant-less government surveillance of citizens. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
20.Is against having a high national debt. Warns that $24T is a point of no return. But was supportive of Obama's past budget fixes raising the national debt
21.Againt gun control FALSE, the Donald is on record supporting limits on the 2nd Amendment
22.For assault weapon ban but says the AR-15 shouldn't be considered an assault weapon. See above
23.Wants to repeal Obamacare and replace it with market driven polices and increased competition among insurance companies. But supported Obamacare prior to and during passage
24.Wants to increase military spending. Another 2015 Trump conversion
25.Will close the border to illegals. Another 2015 Trump conversion
26.Will send the criminals and sponges back. At least temporarily, lol
27.Will deport all illegals but will let the hard working ones go through the legal process to come back. Duplicate point as above
28.Against Anchor babies. Duplicate point as above
29.Knows unemployment is much higher than official stats. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
30.Will bring jobs back through better trade negotiation. Riiight. Because our trade partners will yield to his supreme intellect
31.Attended military academy and Wharton Business School. i.e. boarding school & elitist education - sounds just like the education of most flyover conservative base
32.Stood up for Birthers and challenged Obama on his fraud. But backed down when push really came to shove
33.Believes USA is "the greatest force for freedom the world has ever known" Well, duh!
34.Wants to honor commitments on Social Security and Medicare, which we can afford to do if he gets the economy going full steam. Most conservatives realize that SS is beyond repair; only GOPe & RINOs suggest that SS can be saved
35.Wants to reduce the fraud in disability and other programs. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
36.Against marriage penalties in tax code. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
37.Wants to reduce income taxes and eliminate corporate tax. FALSE. Trump is on record supporting increased taxes on wealthy
38.Wants to rebuild our infrastructure. That's an establishment position
39.Wants to apply welfare-to-work to 76 other welfare programs (2011). So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
40.Doesn't have time for political correctness. It would take away time from gazing longingly in his mirror
41.Not afraid to call out either party or both when they are wrong. But strangely prefers to hammer conservatives like Ted Cruz or even Marco Rubio than Hitlery Clinton
42.Not a puppet to campaign donors. Campaign finance is a LIBERAL issue -- it bugs me every time a Trumpboner repeats this blather
43.Against the War on Christmas. "I go out of my way to use the word Christmas" Oh yes, I believe this because Trump is such a godly man. C&E'ers are more credible on this point. Maybe he read it in TWO Corinthians.
The really annoying thing about most of the Trumpkins that have been actively trolling on FR is that many of the same people were actively attacking Fred Thompson for not being a conservative or not being a Christian. Like good old DannyTN.
Trump is trying to imminent domain Cruz’s candidacy.
Define anchor baby.
Cruz is more “American” than Trump will ever be.
Cruz is going to, in fact, get hearings. His lawyer’s will argue that the cases should be dismissed. On the merits, he “makes his case” without cite to any authority.
I realize that. And that is, under the circumstances, a good thing. However....attacking the only conservative, by questioning his eligibility, in the race is not a good thing. It’s not up to Trump to do what he’s doing....ie questioning Cruz’s eligibility. He is marginalizing and destroying Cruz’s campaign (or trying to). For that, I seriously doubt that I (and many more voters) will be able to forgive and forget, should Trump win the nomination.
The goal is to defeat the Democrats this November, or at least that’s what I thought the goal was. How, exactly, is what Trump is doing re: attacking Cruz in this manner helping towards that goal? Answer: it isn’t. It’s dividing and destroying the GOP’s chances of winning. So my other question is.....”what if” this was the reason and motivation behind Trump running as a Republican all along....?
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