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I hoped Cruz could resolve this too. All he does is make jokes.

I tried to vindicate him myself but came to the opposite conclusion even though it became clear that the courts would ‘gavel jockey’ on his bahalf due to fake 14 Amendment penumbras [or ‘fumes of interpretation’ if you want to think in terms of gasoline.]

14th Amendment does nothing to redefine natural born status ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3384380/posts?page=68#68

More thorough vetting in followup to this lengthy defense ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3386507/posts?page=125#125

Quick Notes on Eligibility

[I’m no lawyer, but even lawyers have trouble with this — it’s a specialty topic.]

Two Ways of Looking at This

One Way: Original intent. No matter what original intent you look at, Cruz is not eligible.

— Some say ‘must have mother and father — US citizens when overseas.

— Some say ‘must at least have US father when overseas’

— Some insist you must be born in the US.

A recent counter to Valentine's "I argue that would include the right of women to bequeath their citizenship upon their children in the same manner and to the same extent as men" is Tuan Anh Nguyen v. INS, 533 U.S. 53 (2001).

The difference between men and women in relation to the birth process is a real one, and the principle of equal protection does not forbid Congress to address the problem at hand in a manner specific to each gender.

If one adopts the dissent's argument, the best Nguyen could have obtained was naturalized citizenship. Valentine starts with a kook premise, then just builds layers of kookery on top of his original flawed analysis and conclusion.

I hoped Cruz could resolve this too. All he does is make jokes.

Cruz, and the Rube are playing us all for fools with regard to the NBC issue. They think we are all morons, influenced by fast talk and parsed words.

I deeply resent the way these two interlopers are making a mockery of our Constitution and the generations of real Americans who have died to protect it...