Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?

[Brian07663NJ]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#1

Posted: 10/28/13 at 12:20pm

Excerpt from the online article:
"For Senator Cruz—who was born in Calgary, Alberta, to an American mother and a Cuban father—the question is more complicated. There is a strong argument that anyone who acquires United States citizenship at birth, whether by virtue of the 14th Amendment or by operation of federal statute, qualifies as natural born. The Supreme Court, however, has never ruled on the meaning of the natural-born citizenship requirement. In the absence of a definitive Supreme Court ruling—or a constitutional amendment—the parameters of the clause remain uncertain."
Entire article on Ted Cruz

[brdlwyr]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#2

Posted: 10/28/13 at 1:05pm

It will be so ironic is he is the nominee - the birthers blatant racism will be exposed!

[henrikegerman]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#2

Posted: 10/28/13 at 1:46pm

Yes, just as Obama would be if he had been born in Kenya (which he wasn't). If one is American by birth, than one is a natural-born citizen of the U.S.. It would also likely explain how Mitt Romney's father, born in Mexico, ran for president without any objection.

[madbrian]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#3

Posted: 10/28/13 at 1:55pm

And let's not forget that John McCain was born in Panama.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[Roscoe]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#4

Posted: 10/28/13 at 1:57pm

If he's a Republican, yes. If a Democrat, no.

"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/

[Unknown User]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#5

Posted: 10/28/13 at 2:46pm

Roscoe got it!

[Brian07663NJ]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#6

Posted: 10/28/13 at 2:52pm

Agree with Roscoe too!

[Unknown User]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#7

Posted: 10/28/13 at 2:56pm

But if you think that will stop them you don't know the Republican party! After all, after an election where they relentlessly attacked the democratic nominee for his "inexperience" they selected VP Candidate who had the flimsiest resume in electoral history and touted her "executive experience" with a straight face.



Updated On: 10/28/13 at 02:56 PM

[jnb9872]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#8

Posted: 10/28/13 at 3:02pm

John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, which at the time was a United States Territory. Let's not forget, as you say.

Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.

[Mr Roxy]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#9

Posted: 10/28/13 at 5:24pm

Mitt Romney's father was a big union supporter in Michigan.....

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[Unknown User]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#10

Posted: 10/28/13 at 5:26pm

He was! George Romney seemed ten times the man his stuffed shirt of a son was.

[Mr Roxy]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#11

Posted: 10/28/13 at 5:27pm

He would never get anywhere near being a candidate for President so it is a moot point. Thank God for that.

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[Mister Matt]

Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president?#12

Posted: 10/28/13 at 5:31pm

Rafael Cruz, Father Of Ted Cruz, Wants "Great Transfer Of Wealth" Into Hands Of Evangelicals Like Himself

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian