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To: TXSearcher

Trump was beating Cruz “on the issues” when Trump first brought up Cruz’s eligibility. He’s still beating him “on the issues”, winning 10 out of the first 15 states. This needs to go to the Supreme Court and let it be decided once and for all. There is no way in hell anyone born in a foreign country to an American parent is automatically eligible to be the US president. It’s the height of lunacy. It works for children of the US Armed Forces stationed in that country, born on a US base, and for those born to American parents who are serving in a US state department capacity. No one else.


85 posted on 03/04/2016 7:47:24 AM PST by NKP_Vet (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock ~ T, Jefferson)
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To: NKP_Vet; free_life
There is no way in hell anyone born in a foreign country to an American parent is automatically eligible to be the US president. It’s the height of lunacy. It works for children of the US Armed Forces stationed in that country, born on a US base, and for those born to American parents who are serving in a US state department capacity. No one else.

In the Constitution, a “natural born Citizen” means a citizen from birth with no need to go through naturalization proceedings.

The Supreme Court has long recognized two sources: British common law and enactments of the First Congress for understanding constitutional terms. Both confirm that the original meaning of the phrase “natural born Citizen” includes persons born abroad who are citizens from birth based on the citizenship of a parent.

If you don't like that Cruz is legal.......then start raising hell with your favorite Congress critter to change the law as it exists today.......otherwise you just sound like a patsy for Trump. (BTW, didn't you notice that Trump NEVER filed his often threatened law suit against Cruz because he knows he doesn't have a legal leg to stand on?)

131 posted on 03/04/2016 2:53:43 PM PST by TXSearcher (If it walks like a liberal, talks like a liberal........it IS a LIBERAL.)
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