[mak5]

So, this issue is being settled state by state. Cruz is, without question, a natural born citizen. Those who bring these nuisance suits should be paying sanctions for their frivolous suits.

Legal authority, going back to the early years of the nation, make it clear that he is a “natural born” citizen. The only distinction the Constitution draws is between citizens and naturalized citizens. If one is not naturalized, one is natural born.

William Alexander Duer, Outlines of the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States § 652, at 168 (New York, Collins and Hannay 1833):

All persons born out of the jurisdiction of the United States, are terms Aliens; but there are some exceptions to this rule, derived from the ancient English law; as in the case of children of public Ministers born abroad, whose parent owed not even a local allegiance to the foreign power; and all children born abroad of English parents, were considered as natives of England, if the father went and continued abroad in the character of an English subject.”
and,
James Bayard, A Brief Exposition of the Constitution of the United States 96 (Philadelphia, Hogan & Thompson 1833) (“It is not necessary that a man should be born in this country, to be ‘a natural born citizen.’ It is only requisite he should be a citizen by birth, and that is the case with all the children of citizens who have ever resided in this country, though born in a foreign country.”),
and,
John Hancock, The Constitution and Government of the United States § 255, at 62 (Philadelphia, Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger 3d ed. 1871) “It is not necessary that a man should be born in this country, to be ‘natural-born citizen.’ It is only requisite he should be a citizen by birth.

[patlin]

Is there some part of being born OUT of the country that makes one a naturalized citizen that we could be of assistance in?

[Bedford Forrest]

These suits are far from frivolous, particularly in view of the hostility and hatred that the current occupant, born on foreign soil [Kenya] has demonstrated toward this republic throughout his lawless usurpation and endless abuse of high office. And as for your references to the purported remarks of Messrs Hancock and Bayard, for which you give no dates and circumstances, you might consider glancing at Section 3 of the Naturalization Act of 1795. Yes indeed, the question of Lyin' Ted's status vel non as a Natural Born Citizen is well settled, and he is gone. Moreover, if Lyin' Ted was a Canadian citizen until 2014, then he committed criminal fraud when he ran for the Senate. Finally, just ask yourself where Lyin' Ted stands on some of the core issues now before us, amnesty, the border, illegal aliens, the economic destruction of the middle class. He's right in there with all of the usual GOPe suspects. A real bola de grasa, is Lyin' Ted/

[itsahoot]

Cruz is, without question, a natural born citizen.

Amazing how many lawyers are willing to lie their azz of if fits their purpose. Cruz is, without question, not a natural born citizen, in fact there has been no proof presented to prove he is even a citizen let alone an NBC.