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Rhinodawg

(2,219 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2014, 10:47 AM Dec 2014

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Question : How can Ted Cruz run for POTUS if he was born in Canada ?

How he going to pull that trick?

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Question : How can Ted Cruz run for POTUS if he was born in Canada ? (Original Post) Rhinodawg Dec 2014 OP

Who is "she"? boston bean Dec 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author marym625 Dec 2014 #3

Fixed. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #4

I'm guessing Daninmo Dec 2014 #2

At a military installation. Still considered american ground. Drahthaardogs Dec 2014 #15

So what? Turbineguy Dec 2014 #5

a natural born citizen marym625 Dec 2014 #6

Ohhhhhhh.... Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #7

I didn't either until marym625 Dec 2014 #8

Only one parent must be US citizen. procon Dec 2014 #10

yep marym625 Dec 2014 #12

Obama was born in the US, so even if both parents were foreign born he could still be president. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2014 #13

He is a POS jschurchin Dec 2014 #9

I stand corrected marym625 Dec 2014 #11

He can run but it's a poke in the eye to the birther people. After all, they agree O's mama was Shrike47 Dec 2014 #14

Thank you everyone. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #16

boston bean

(36,221 posts)

1. Who is "she"?

Reply to Rhinodawg (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 10:50 AM

Dec 2014

Response to boston bean (Reply #1)

marym625 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Rhinodawg

(2,219 posts)

4. Fixed.

Reply to boston bean (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 10:51 AM

Dec 2014

Daninmo

(119 posts)

2. I'm guessing

Reply to Rhinodawg (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 10:50 AM

Dec 2014

Wasn't McCain born in Panama? Maybe the same rules

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)

15. At a military installation. Still considered american ground.

Reply to Daninmo (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:25 AM

Dec 2014

Cruz was born on Canadian soil.

Turbineguy

(37,324 posts)

5. So what?

Reply to Rhinodawg (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 10:52 AM

Dec 2014

It's only in the Constitution.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

6. a natural born citizen

Reply to Rhinodawg (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 10:53 AM

Dec 2014

Doesn't have to be born on US soil but to two US citizens as parents. That's how Romney sr ran

Rhinodawg

(2,219 posts)

7. Ohhhhhhh....

Reply to marym625 (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 10:54 AM

Dec 2014

I didn't know that.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

8. I didn't either until

Reply to Rhinodawg (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 10:55 AM

Dec 2014

I started reading about Romney sr who was born in Mexico, I believe

procon

(15,805 posts)

10. Only one parent must be US citizen.

Reply to marym625 (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:01 AM

Dec 2014

Like Obama.

Like my dad's 2nd wife, an Italian war bride who married a GI and their kids, born in Italy and Spain, are US citizens from birth.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

12. yep

Reply to procon (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:03 AM

Dec 2014

Just posted that. My bad. Not really awake yet

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

13. Obama was born in the US, so even if both parents were foreign born he could still be president. nt

Reply to procon (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:07 AM

Dec 2014

jschurchin

(1,456 posts)

9. He is a POS

Reply to Rhinodawg (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:00 AM

Dec 2014

But he is also a naturally born United States Citizen. From the Congressional Research Service,

"The weight of scholarly legal and historical opinion appears to support the notion that 'natural born Citizen' means one who is entitled under the Constitution or laws of the United States to U.S. citizenship 'at birth' or 'by birth,' including any child born 'in' the United States, the children of United States citizens born abroad, and those born abroad of one citizen parents who has met U.S. residency requirements,"

IT may not be desirable but it IS Constitutional.

http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/

marym625

(17,997 posts)

11. I stand corrected

Reply to jschurchin (Reply #9)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:02 AM

Dec 2014

I remembered it incorrectly. Was thinking both parents. But it's early. Brain still half asleep

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

14. He can run but it's a poke in the eye to the birther people. After all, they agree O's mama was

Reply to Rhinodawg (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:14 AM

Dec 2014

American so if Cruz is OK to be president, so is Obama,even if born in Kenya.

Rhinodawg

(2,219 posts)

16. Thank you everyone.

Reply to Rhinodawg (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:50 AM

Dec 2014

It's good to learn.

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