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In reply to the discussion: If Ted Cruz wasn't born in the US, why's he still running for pres and why is the media letting him? [View all]world wide wally
(21,836 posts)11. I still don't trust him
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If Ted Cruz wasn't born in the US, why's he still running for pres and why is the media letting him? [View all]
Ned_Devine
Dec 2015
OP
Because "natural born citizen" includes people born outside the US to US citizens. (nt)
jeff47
Dec 2015
#1
I was born outside the US but I am a natural born citizen by clear US law
alcibiades_mystery
Dec 2015
#4
See my post here about acquisition of U.S. citizenship by children born abroad:
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#19
But President Obama was most certainly born on Hawaii within the United States
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#30
Like I said, there's a huge difference between President Obama's and Cruz' birth situation and
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#35
Not really. I never had to when both of my children were born in the Netherlands,
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#33
"If you are born of a U.S. citizen you are a natural born citizen." Not necessarily.
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#17
"... three years after the drafting of the Constitution, the First Congress established that
struggle4progress
Dec 2015
#61
My brother is a U.S. citizen but neither of his daughters are U.S. citizens.
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#40
Because he's an attention seeking doofus, like the rest of the GOP
prouddemfromaustin44
Dec 2015
#34
"Ironically, even if Obama had been born in Kenya, he'd still be eligible for the Presidency." Yes,
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2015
#41
every time i run into a obama birther on facebook teddy crud is a fun way to call them a hypocrite
dembotoz
Dec 2015
#48
If Cruz beats out Rubio for the number 2 slot I expect Trump to make this an issue.
briv1016
Dec 2015
#52