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TeddyR

(2,493 posts) Tue Jan 12, 2016, 03:50 PM Jan 2016

WaPo OP Claiming Cruz isn't a natural born citizen

WaPo ran a piece today from a professor at Widener who contends that Cruz isn't a "natural born citizen" as required to be president. I did a bit of reading on this issue when the crazy wing of the Republican party claimed a few years ago that President Obama wasn't eligible and I tend to agree with the author of the article.

Let me be clear: I am not a so-called birther. I am a legal historian. President Obama is without question eligible for the office he serves. The distinction between the president and Cruz is simple: The president was born within the United States, and the senator was born outside of it. That is a distinction with a difference.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ted-cruz-is-not-eligible-to-be-president/2016/01/12/1484a7d0-b7af-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html

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WaPo OP Claiming Cruz isn't a natural born citizen (Original Post) TeddyR Jan 2016 OP

Making room for Rubio! Iliyah Jan 2016 #1

Yeah TeddyR Jan 2016 #3

It's his mother that needs to be intestigated lewebley3 Jan 2016 #2

For having sex with It's Father... Lochloosa Jan 2016 #4

In 1974 both of his parents were on the federal voter rolls in canada. if she renounced her citizen roguevalley Jan 2016 #5

If she renounced her citizenship, the US would have paperwork on it. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #7

Just like with climate change skeptics,... MohRokTah Jan 2016 #6

Born in Canada and didn't come to the US until he was 4. NightWatcher Jan 2016 #8

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. Making room for Rubio!

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 03:53 PM

Jan 2016

T-rump ain't gonna make it. . .

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)

3. Yeah

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 04:38 PM

Jan 2016

I still think Rubio would be the most dangerous in the GE -- Trump won't draw enough independents and Rubio, while really right wing, isn't as batshit right wing crazy as Cruz (and is a better politician).

lewebley3

(3,412 posts)

2. It's his mother that needs to be intestigated

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 03:53 PM

Jan 2016

Last edited Thu Jan 14, 2016, 02:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Lochloosa

(16,801 posts)

4. For having sex with It's Father...

Reply to lewebley3 (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 04:51 PM

Jan 2016

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)

5. In 1974 both of his parents were on the federal voter rolls in canada. if she renounced her citizen

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 05:54 PM

Jan 2016

status as an american then he's toast. Lawrence Tribe doesn't believe he's legal either.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

7. If she renounced her citizenship, the US would have paperwork on it.

Reply to roguevalley (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 06:00 PM

Jan 2016

Canada does not require you renounce your citizenship when you become a naturalized citizen and the US government must take affirmative steps to revoke the citizenship of a person who becomes a citizen of a foreign nation should they choose to do so.

Since there is no paper trail on Cruz's mother losing her citizenship AND since she came back into the country as a full citizen, your theory does not hold water.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

6. Just like with climate change skeptics,...

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 05:58 PM

Jan 2016

WaPo finds the one legal scholar not part of the 99.3% of legal scholars who agree that Cruz is a natural born citizen.

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)

8. Born in Canada and didn't come to the US until he was 4.

Reply to TeddyR (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 06:08 PM

Jan 2016

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