[Constitution for the United States of America][1]
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Article. I.
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Section. 8. The Congress shall have Power...
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,...
There is nothing at all in the enumerated powers concerning children born to fathers who are already citizens of the United States, PERIOD! Congress was ONLY given authority over those who were born aliens, a.k.a. citizens of another country, therefore, since Cruz held Canadian citizenship, that he had from birth until May 14, 2014, for purposes of the Constitution, he is a naturalized citizen, PERIOD!
Ted Cruz is perfectly qualified to hold any office except that of the president & vice president.
And the 14th Amendment gives no such power to Congress except that of naturalization because the 14th states, all person born "IN" the United States, PERIOD! Ted Cruz was not born "IN" the United States, therefore, the only way for him to be a citizen is under Congress's authority to naturalize him at birth because his mother was a US citizen.
“And the 14th Amendment gives no such power to Congress except that of naturalization because the 14th states, all person born “IN” the United States, PERIOD”
No, Section 5 gives Congress vast power to define citizenship by implementing it.
You don’t understand Constitutional law or how courts apply the Constitution.
Section 5 gives Congress almost unlimited power to implement citizenship, which means Congress can define who is a citizen.
Constitutional amendments are read BROADLY not in the narrow way that you imagine.
So the “necessary and proper” clause and Section 5 of the 14th Amendment — combined with the lack of any definition in the Constitution — gives Congress AND ONLY CONGRESS vast power to define who is a natural born citizen and decide any other questions about citizenship.
” Congress was ONLY given authority over those who were born aliens, a.k.a. citizens of another country”
No, that is false. Congressional power over naturalization includes ANY AND ALL aspects of citizenship under ANY AND ALL circumstances.
That had been the actual, real-world precedent under the British Parliament for 100 years before the Constitution was written.
That is what the Founders understood.
that is how the Constitution is read and applied.
Grants of Congressional power are broad, not narrow.
For example, where does it say that the President has the power to fire the head of a department? It is included within the broad power to supervise the heads of departments. It is not explicitly stated.
“therefore, the only way for him to be a citizen is under Congress’s authority to naturalize him at birth because his mother was a US citizen. “
Utter nonsense. It is impossible to be naturalized at birth.
What, is there a judge standing in the delivery room to administer the oath to the baby as the baby pops out?
Naturalization is a process that takes 5-10 years, including an application, a citizenship test, a medical test, a review by the government, an official decision, and a swearing in ceremony.
The concept of being “naturalized at birth” is total bullshit. No such thing exists.