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Trump threatens to sue Cruz for 'not being a natural born citizen'
CNN ^ | 02/12/2016 | Eugene Scott

Posted on 02/12/2016 12:57:13 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Donald Trump on Friday threatened to sue Ted Cruz for "not being a natural born citizen" if the Texas senator "doesn't clean up his act" and stop running negative ads against him.

"If @TedCruz doesn't clean up his act, stop cheating, & doing negative ads, I have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen," he tweeted.

If @TedCruz doesn't clean up his act, stop cheating, & doing negative ads, I have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen.

-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2016

Trump has previously argued that if Cruz won the Republican nomination, Democrats would argue that the Canada-born Texas senator was ineligible for the presidency. Last month, Trump asked a rally if he should sue Cruz "just for fun" over the issue.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; cruznbc; hecanwinparty; naturalborn; stupidparty; tinfoilhattrump; trump; trumpertantrum; trumptantrum; whiteobama
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To: Gasshog

It takes more than his resounding (and it was resounding) win in NH to get the White House.

A lot of water passes under the bridge before January 2017.


121 posted on 02/12/2016 2:32:26 PM PST by dmz
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To: Cboldt

Trump isn’t doing it, he is just threatening to do it unless Cruz quits hurting his feelings. Who’s doing the goading?


122 posted on 02/12/2016 2:33:35 PM PST by Rusty0604 (1q)
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To: Cboldt

Could a political party deny the constitutional rights of someone vying for the nomination within that party by allowing a candidate, who is ineligible, to run?

It is possible that this may only be litigated by someone running in the general.

Laurence Tribe might be right; it may not be justiciable.

I sometimes wonder what if the primary candidate were 32 years old rather than 35? Same answer?


123 posted on 02/12/2016 2:33:42 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican (Angry yes, mad, no. Phyllis Schlafly "Donald Trump is the Last Hope For America")
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To: unixfox

“For God’s sake, FOCUS ON THE ENEMIES! Not our allies”

That could stand being said, AGAIN AND AGAIN.

Maybe this issue will be forced upon Cruz if one of the states refuses to let him run because his citizenship issues are not fully resolved.


124 posted on 02/12/2016 2:38:37 PM PST by kiltie65
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To: napscoordinator

>>Cruz approving little boys playing with dolls is not fine.

I Googled trying to figure out what you’re talking about.

You mean this?:

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2016/02/latest-cruz-ad-features-donald-trump-as-a-childs-doll-pretending-to-be-a-republican.html/

HA HA HA HA HA HA ! OH my goodness. That’s hilariously brilliant! The Donald Trump Action Figure - pretending to be a Republican.

We don’t have Tee Vee in our home so I sometimes miss the funniest adds.

Thanks for pointing that one out!


125 posted on 02/12/2016 2:38:39 PM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: GeaugaRepublican

Once Trump wins what will he do with the 1/3 who would vote for the anit-christ be him or that the Trumpers have pissoff so bad they would just as soon see Bernie win?


126 posted on 02/12/2016 2:39:46 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: shelterguy

Oh so you agree with me. Cool.


127 posted on 02/12/2016 2:40:53 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: CA Conservative

Excuse me......the Hillary doll was a girl doll. I don’t want my sons playing with dolls. You are a progressive parent I guess.


128 posted on 02/12/2016 2:42:04 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator

Pathetic...


129 posted on 02/12/2016 2:42:51 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: DoodleDawg
-- Even if Trump loses the primary then how does he demonstrate the damage is due to Cruz being on the ballot as opposed to Kasich, Bush, Carson, or Rubio? --

If the number of votes obtained by the alleged ineligible candidate(s) is big enough to affect the outcome of the contest, the court has to make a finding as to eligibility. If the outcome could be affected (look at the margins of victory) and the alleged ineligible candidate is found ineligible, the remedy is an election do-over (unless the ballot only had two candidates to begin with, or third and lower candidates can't win even if given all the votes of the ineligible candidate, then the 2nd place finisher wins)

If the alleged ineligible candidate gets 100 votes out of 100,000; and there is no 100 vote (close) margin between any two players, the court can dodge the issue because the outcome is unchanged no matter where those 100 votes are hypothetically placed.

But if the alleged ineligible candidate gets enough votes to affect the delegate allocation or other outcome, the only way to figure out how the voters will choose is to give them another election, with the ineligible candidate(s) off the ballot.

130 posted on 02/12/2016 2:46:18 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: kiltie65; unixfox

>>“For God’s sake, FOCUS ON THE ENEMIES! Not our allies”

Is the homosexual commun.. err “culture” represented by Lady Gaga on Sunday a friend or an enemy of Conservatism?

‘cause last time I checked - they were in the ENEMY category.


131 posted on 02/12/2016 2:46:57 PM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: Rusty0604
-- Who's doing the goading? --

I was referring to the peanut gallery, not the players.

132 posted on 02/12/2016 2:47:21 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: kabar
Trump has standing because he is running against Cruz on the same ballot.

What damages has he suffered?

133 posted on 02/12/2016 2:47:30 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: CA Conservative

“Pathetic...”

I know you are. But that is life


134 posted on 02/12/2016 2:47:56 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: Cboldt
If the number of votes obtained by the alleged ineligible candidate(s) is big enough to affect the outcome of the contest, the court has to make a finding as to eligibility.

How do you show that in a six person race?

135 posted on 02/12/2016 2:50:16 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: SeekAndFind
Trump threatens to sue Cruz for 'not being a natural born citizen'


136 posted on 02/12/2016 2:51:06 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: SeekAndFind

137 posted on 02/12/2016 2:51:56 PM PST by Lucky9teen (God's blessing has been on America from the very beginning, and I believe God isn't done yet. TCruz)
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To: napscoordinator

Now you are reduced to the gradeschool taunt of “I know you are, but what am I?”... LOL Sorry, I didn’t realize I was dealing with a child.


138 posted on 02/12/2016 2:52:10 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: CA Conservative

Yeah as mature as your post. Sure. Look you have decided that you believe my reply was true due to lack of debate so you put a simple “pathetic” on it which can be taken many ways. I took the way I looked at it and you still aren’t happy.


139 posted on 02/12/2016 2:53:29 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator

Go away little boy\girl.


140 posted on 02/12/2016 2:55:59 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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