Posted on 04/11/2016 12:20:43 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
A New Jersey administrative law judge on Monday heard two challenges to GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz's eligibility to appear on the New Jersey ballot, based upon the Texas senator's birthplace in Canada.
The judge, Jeff Masin, didn't decide the challenges to Cruz's eligibility to appear on the June 7 primary ballot, but said he would issue a decision Tuesday. The decision is expected to be reviewed by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, who is New Jersey's secretary of state.
One of the challenges was brought by three South Jersey citizens, and the other by a law professor who lives in Maryland and is running for president as a write-in candidate in New Jersey. Both parties argued that because Cruz was born in Canada, he is not a natural-born citizen, making him ineligible for the presidency.
Cruz's mother was born in Delaware, while his father was born in Cuba. The senator released his birth certificate in 2013.
Shalom Stone, a New Jersey attorney representing Cruz, argued that the citizens - Fernando Powers of Blackwood, Donna Ward of Mantua, and Bruce Stom of Winslow Township - and Prof. Victor Williams didn't have standing to challenge Cruz's candidacy. Stone also said the state didn't have authority to decide the question.
As for "natural-born citizen," Stone said the words in the U.S. Constitution "have meaning given to them by English common law" at the time of their adoption. He directed Masin to his brief for cases supporting Cruz's position.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
At least eleven judges have issued decisions that dismissed or rejected lawsuits challenging Cruz’ eligibility to be president:
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
A Broward County Court in Florida
A Cook County Court in Illinois
Administrative Law Judge Jeff S. Masin with the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law
A State Court in New York in Albany County
A New York State Appeals Court
The New York Court of Appeals
A Pennsylvania State Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
The United States District Court, District of Utah
http://www.redstate.com/california_yankee/2016/04/13/texas-cruz-birther-case-decided/
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