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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 [View all]

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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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