If Cruz is Eligible Because His Mom Was a U.S. Citizen Then so is Obama
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For all the arguments that went on for years on this web site, talk radio and many other sites about Obama's eligibility.... If Cruz is eligible because his mom was a U.S. Citizen, then so is Obama because his mom was a U.S. Citizen.... Just saying!
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Ted Cruz is not eligible to become president
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Sacramento Bee ^
| 1/15/2016 | Tony Quinn
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz was born in Canada; he is not a "natural born citizen," and he is not eligible to be president. And
this is an issue that isn't going away, contrary to The Sacramento Bee's assertion, ("Trump's 'birther' lunacy, the sequel," Editorials, Jan. 7) The Constitution is very precise: "No person except a natural born citizen ... shall be eligible to the office of President." The founders knew what they meant. John Jay, later the first chief justice of the United States, wrote: "the commander in chief of the American army shall not be given to, nor...
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Ted Cruz, 1st 8 U.S. presidents all ineligible!
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wnd.com ^
| JAN. 16, 2016 | Matt Barber
Stinkin’ Canadian. Dang feriner, conspirin’ to come over here and replace our delicious, crispy, all-American bacon with that floppy, communist, Canadian crap. And
Budweiser? Like your Budweiser? Forget it. If he’s elected, it’s nothing but that skunky Molson swill for you, my friend. Football? Banned. It’s all sticks, pucks and missing teeth from here on out. A wall on the southern border? ISIS? TB-infected Mesicans and Central Americans? Ha! A mere diversion. Trump needs to build that wall up north to keep commie Canucks like Ted Cruz out of the White House. He’s gaining on The Donald, you see. And...
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Cruz: Trump may not be eligible under the birther theories he espouses
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Hot Air ^
| January 15, 2016 | Ed Morrissey
Time Magazine called this the “your mama†response in presidential political debates. Since
the entire eligibility issue for Ted Cruz hinges on his mother’s status as a natural-born citizen of the US (thereby making him one despite his birth in Canada), Cruz’ pushback against Trump seems appropriate — if a bit of a reach. Cruz obviously prepared for this moment, and delivered his attack with considerable flair and relish:Donald Trump Vs. Ted Cruz over Natural Born Citizen Issue - 6th GOP Debate (Video) Trump, the bombastic billionaire, remains atop the polls nationally but locked in a tight race with Cruz...
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Houston attorney asks Supreme Court to rule Ted Cruz ineligible for presidency
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The Dallas Morning News ^
| January 15, 2016 | Bobby Blanchard
Sen. Ted Cruz might finally get the chance to prove he is eligible to run for president once and for all. A
Houston-based attorney has filed a lawsuit against Cruz, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to settle whether Canadian-born Cruz is eligible for the presidency. Noting that the Iowa caucuses are just weeks away, the attorney asks the court to expedite the case as quickly as possible. "This 229 year question has never been pled, presented to or finally decided by or resolved by the U. S. Supreme Court," wrote attorney Newton Schwartz in his lawsuit that he filed Thursday....
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Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president
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Washington Post ^
| 1/12/16 | Mary Brigid McManamon
<p>Donald Trump is actually right about something: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is not eligible to be president or vice president of the United States.</p> <p>Cruz is, of course, a U.S. citizen. As
he was born in Canada, he is not natural-born. His mother, however, is an American, and Congress has provided by statute for the naturalization of children born abroad to citizens. Because of the senator’s parentage, he did not have to follow the lengthy naturalization process that aliens without American parents must undergo. Instead, Cruz was naturalized at birth. This provision has not always been available. For example, there were several decades in the 19th century when children of Americans born abroad were not given automatic naturalization.</p>
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Washington Post Column: Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president
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Washington Post ^
| 01/12/2016 | By Mary Brigid McManamon
Mary Brigid McManamon is a constitutional law professor at Widener University’s Delaware Law School. ________________________________________ Donald Trump is actually right about something: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is not eligible to be president or vice president of the United States. The Constitution provides that "No person
except a natural born citizen .?.?. shall be eligible to the office of President." The concept of "natural born" comes from the common law, and it is that law the Supreme Court has said we must turn to for the concept's definition. On this subject, the common law...
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WaPo (Op-Ed): Ted Cruz Not Eligible
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Washington Post ^
| January 12, 2016 | Mary Brigid McManamon
Donald Trump is actually right about something: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is not eligible to be president or vice president of the United States. The Constitution provides that "No person except a natural born citizen . . . shall be eligible to the office of
President." The concept of "natural born" comes from the common law, and it is that law the Supreme Court has said we must turn to for the concept's definition. On this subject, the common law is clear and unambiguous. The 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, the preeminent authority...
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Vanity: Would Ted Cruz Be Eligible For POTUS During The Time Of Our Founding Fathers
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Me | 01/11/2016 | PJBankard
Based on the current knowledge of Ted Cruz's citizenship, would Ted Cruz be considered eligible for the presidency at the time of our Founding Fathers (1788 - 1840). Facts
About Ted Cruz: 1) Mother was U.S. Citizen 2) Father was a foreign Citizen 3) Born in Foreign Country (Canada was a British Colony at the time) 4) Held Dual Citizenship On July 25, 1787, John Jay wrote to George Washington, presiding officer of the Convention: Permit me to hint, whether it would not be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration...
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Constitutional Lawyer: ‘No Question Whatsoever’ Cruz Is Eligible
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CNS News ^
| January 11, 2016 | Michael Morris
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and constitutional law attorney Thomas H. Dupree appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News show to answer whether Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is eligible to be president of the United States. Controversy surrounding Sen. Cruz's eligibility arose when business mogul Donald Trump questioned Sen. Cruz's status as a
natural born citizen. When asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer whether Sen. Cruz is a natural born citizen, Trump responded, "I don't know, to be honest." Constitutional law attorney Thomas Dupree, however, says, "[T]here is no question whatsoever that Ted Cruz is constitutionally eligible to serve as president of...
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No question Ted Cruz is eligible to be president
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The Bryan-College Station Eagle ^
| January 10, 2016 | The Editorial Board
No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and
been fourteen years a resident within the United States. -- U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 1 It is easy to ignore the often-hateful blatherings of Donald Trump, but his questioning of Ted Cruz' eligibility to be president needs an answer. And that answer is a clear "yes." Trump...
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Constitutional Scholars Explain Why Ted Cruz Is Eligible to Be President
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ABC News ^
| 1/6/16 | RYAN STRUYK
Donald Trump says questions about whether Ted Cruz is eligible to be President of the United States could become a "big problem" for the Canadian-born Republican candidate. But
among legal scholars, there's a consensus: He's eligible to occupy the Oval Office. -snip- Facing questions about his nationality before he announced his candidacy for president, Cruz took the unusual step in June 2014 of formally renouncing his Canadian citizenship. Cruz said today on the campaign trail that the question is "settled law." But most scholars agree that the question has not yet been officially resolved. "I think there's a scholarly consensus,...
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McCain Walks Back Ted Cruz Comments: “I Assume That He Is Eligibleâ€
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BuzzFeed ^
| Jan. 8, 2016 | Andrew Kaczynski & Megan Apper
The Arizona senator says he’s just asking questions.Arizona Sen. John McCain on Thursday walked back comments that he made earlier in the week when he said he wasn't sure if Canadian-born Ted Cruz is eligible to be president and that the Supreme Court may have to make the decision. In
a radio appearance on the Michael Medved Show, McCain said that he assumes the Texas senator is eligible to run for president until proven otherwise. "This is something constitutional scholars should make a decision on. I assume that he is eligible, that's my assumption, and I will continue to assume...
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Is Canadian-born Ted Cruz eligible to be president? ‘No question’ says Senator Orrin Hatch
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Fox ^
| 1/8/16 | Matt Roth
<p>Texas Senator Ted Cruz doesn't have the endorsement of Utah's senior Republican Senator, but he just got an important legal opinion that could be more valuable.</p> <p>Senator Orrin Hatch is the senior Republican and President Pro-Tem of the Senate. He's also a long-time member and former chair of the Judiciary Committee, putting
him as close to the federal judiciary as any legislator in Washington.</p>
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Rand Paul Says He’s Not Sure If Ted Cruz Is Eligible To Be President
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Buzzfeed ^
Rand Paul said on Wednesday that he's not sure if his Canadian-born rival for the Republican presidential nomination Ted Cruz is eligible to be president of the United States. "You know, I think without question he is qualified and would make the cut to be prime minister of Canada, absolutely without question,
he is qualified and he meets the qualifications," the Kentucky senator said of Cruz on the radio show Kilmeade and Friends. In an interview with the Washington Post on Tuesday, Donald Trump said Ted Cruz's Canadian birth would be a "big problem" for the Republican Party. Asked again...
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Experts Agree: Trump Is Wrong, Ted Cruz Is Eligible for the White House
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The Blaze ^
| Jan. 6, 2016 | Chris Enloe
According to constitutional scholars, Donald Trump is wrong: Ted Cruz's Canadian birth will not prove to be an impediment for him or the Republican Party in 2016.Those who say the Texas senator is not eligible to be president typically make their case by arguing that because he was born in Canada he
is not a "natural born citizen," which is a constitutional requirement for anyone seeking the presidency.However, because Cruz's mother, Eleanor, was a United States citizen at the time of his birth, experts largely agree that Cruz is, indeed, a natural born citizen. Cruz, prior to the run-up to...
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Ben Shapiro: Yes, Ted Cruz Is Eligible For The Presidency
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Daily Wire ^
| January 6, 2016 | Ben Shapiro
Years ago, Donald Trump forced Barack Obama to produce his birth certificate by elevating questions of his birthplace to front-page news. Now
he's turned his guns on leading challenger Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), suggesting that his birth in Canada makes him ineligible for the presidency. In an interview, Trump said that Cruz's birth was a "very precarious" problem: "Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: 'Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years?' That'd be a big problem."Trump supporter Ann Coulter agrees: NYT: Cruz was born outside the U.S. to...
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Doh! VIDEO OF TRUMP SAYING IN SEPTEMBER TED CRUZ WAS PERFECTLY ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
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TheRightScoop ^
| 1/5/15 | SooperMexican
Apparently Donald Trump has reconsidered his stance that Ted Cruz is eligible to run for president after noticing that he’s kicking his butt in the Iowa polls, which is how the founders intended for us to solve such matters. Here’s
el Trumpo back in September telling ABC News that ALL the lawyers said Cruz could run legally:
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It Begins: Attorney Ann Coulter Says Ted Cruz Not Eligible
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Article II ^
| November 13, 2015 | no author given
First ballot access challenge. That's all it says.
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Flip Flop: Donald Trump Now Says Canadian Born Senator Cruz Is Eligible To Be POTUS
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Birther Report ^
| 09/10/15
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reversed his position on Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president, now saying his Canadian birthplace shouldn’t disqualify him. “I
hear it was checked out by every attorney and every which way and I understand Ted is in fine shape,” Trump told ABC News just before speaking at a Capitol Hill rally blasting the Iran nuclear deal. That stands in stark contrast to what Trump said about Cruz in December, when he told ABC News that Cruz’s Canadian birth could prevent him from running
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