Yes and McCain didn’t have to go to the Senate, but he heard a little questioning and thought it best to get Senate approval.....it was pretty easy for him and totally unnecessary but it shut everyone up.
Well, I personally DON’T believe Cruz is eligible because of the extremely strong focus on jus soli among pretty much all the early jurists and common law commentators.
However, if he goes and gets the fig leaf from the Senate or a court, well, I guess that’s settled regardless of what I think.
Better to suffer this little illegality than to allow the greater evil to occur, as Cato said.