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Cruz will renounce Canadian citizenship [View all] Tx4obama Aug 2013 OP

Lucky Canada! NoPasaran Aug 2013 #1

delusional. Garion_55 Aug 2013 #2

This is like renouncing your birth certificate! Coyotl Aug 2013 #21

A link below to a copy of a certificate that says he was BORN in Calgary Canada Tx4obama Aug 2013 #3

Rafael GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2013 #18

Rafael? Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #94

I won't believe it until he shows me the original long form birth certificate. A Simple Game Aug 2013 #105

Constitution and the Presidency kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #117

Where's the long form TED? Historic NY Aug 2013 #4

A link to a copy of the Canadian birth certificate in Comment #3 Tx4obama Aug 2013 #5

Where is the announcement in the paper? It could be the woman listed as his mother is not his Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #26

You know, that was the biggest thing for me when the "questions" came up 7962 Aug 2013 #103

Perhaps your maturity has prevented you from seeing birth announcements, it was the norm Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #115

Oh, I got your point! So youre saying that it was fairly normal in your area for a birth 7962 Aug 2013 #118

You missed, the information was gathered at the hospitals where the child was born, it had the Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #120

This whole topic is just plain stupid. Jenoch Aug 2013 #6

There is a difference between being just a 'citizen' and a 'natural born citizen' Tx4obama Aug 2013 #9

According to U.S. law, Jenoch Aug 2013 #22

Actually, no... DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #28

Please identify the statute you are citing jberryhill Aug 2013 #34

His parents had to fill out a CRBA blackspade Aug 2013 #60

That's not a naturalization process jberryhill Aug 2013 #61

Is that your opinion, or can you cite the relevant statute? blackspade Aug 2013 #63

Yes, I can - 8 USC § 1401 jberryhill Aug 2013 #70

Cool, thanks! blackspade Aug 2013 #78

Sorry, I thought you were being snarky jberryhill Aug 2013 #79

No problem. blackspade Aug 2013 #82

He's right, our daughter was born in England in 1995. In addition to her British Birth 24601 Aug 2013 #107

jus sanguinis citizens are natural-born, for purposes of qualifying to run for U.S. President... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #45

Nonsense - 8 USC § 1401(g) jberryhill Aug 2013 #71

I believe DissidentVoice is correct.... sdfernando Aug 2013 #96

Did you also have a German birth certificate? NT DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #104

When were you born? Jenoch Aug 2013 #116

I was born in 1961 /nt sdfernando Aug 2013 #125

I think the Jenoch Aug 2013 #126

BTW both my parents are natural born US citizens /NT sdfernando Aug 2013 #129

It's slightly more complicated than that. See my long post below. NT Nay Aug 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Aug 2013 #113

agreed... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #119

the mother has to have resided in the US for a certain period of time though treestar Aug 2013 #132

LOL! Politicalboi Aug 2013 #7

Too bad Cryptoad Aug 2013 #8

Ummm... Adam-Bomb Aug 2013 #10

I guess you missed the news when the same issue came up regarding John McCain Tx4obama Aug 2013 #11

No, there was no "decision" to that effect jberryhill Aug 2013 #35

Let me be more clear... Tx4obama Aug 2013 #39

"it was said" jberryhill Aug 2013 #41

I'll have to disagree with you on this one Tx4obama Aug 2013 #43

That doesn't render the outcome to be some great mystery jberryhill Aug 2013 #66

The Official Sayers Of it. Iggo Aug 2013 #85

They are appointed by the They Institute jberryhill Aug 2013 #86

I thought you had to be born in the US or in a US territory doc03 Aug 2013 #30

has nothing to do with being a Birther PatrynXX Aug 2013 #33

Not so sure of that Alameda Aug 2013 #48

As a Canadian, here's how I see it. OnlinePoker Aug 2013 #62

Let me see if I get this straight cabot Aug 2013 #12

"Nothing good comes from Alberta. Nothing. Ever." alcina Aug 2013 #16

That IS exactly the difference. cough *black* cough. Won´t get the idiots to admit that though. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #68

Except me! rationalcalgarian Aug 2013 #91

Obama was born in Hawaii - but that didn't stop the birthers from filing OVER 200 lawsuits Tx4obama Aug 2013 #13

Why is Orly Taitz quiet on this one? SummerSnow Aug 2013 #14

Maybe Oily Taint helped him illegally enter the USA... freshwest Aug 2013 #20

IOKIYAR Jamaal510 Aug 2013 #83

No Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #95

Maybe we can pursuade him to renounce US citizenship. Historic NY Aug 2013 #15

Maybe we can persuade him to move back to Canada. Left Coast2020 Aug 2013 #42

Canada has set up border guards to keep him from getting back in rpannier Aug 2013 #46

And Canada does a happy dance. Mz Pip Aug 2013 #17

I distinctly remember.... AnneD Aug 2013 #99

Canadian Cuban-American Ted Cruz will always be that Canadian-born quitter. Pull a Palin, quit! Coyotl Aug 2013 #19

Here are some Canadian/US rules that would apply to Cruz: Nay Aug 2013 #23

I don't have a link, Jenoch Aug 2013 #40

We could ask Canada to take him back davidpdx Aug 2013 #25

What and set off an international incident rpannier Aug 2013 #47

True, but we did take Celine Dion off their hands davidpdx Aug 2013 #49

And Justin Bieber. OnlinePoker Aug 2013 #84

YELL IT EVERYWHERE!!! SoLeftIAmRight Aug 2013 #27

He is also a citizen of the Commonwealth DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #29

LOL. Good point. What will those tri-corner hat tea baggers do about that tory traitor? nt SunSeeker Aug 2013 #37

a natural born American only PatrynXX Aug 2013 #31

Now Obama needs to renounce his Kenyan citizenship itsrobert Aug 2013 #32

Oh the irony. The birthers' candidate was shamed into renouncing his foreign citizenship. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #36

The birthers are taking the line that Obama has made the exception the rule. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #50

Oh the irony. thecrow Aug 2013 #130

That'll teach those socialists! JohnnyRingo Aug 2013 #38

Well that's good news for Canada! ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #44

Cruz was born in the Jesusland Confederacy and can be Prez of that. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #51

Maybe the baggers are right after all Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #52

Here's Cruz' Passport photo TexasProgresive Aug 2013 #53

I read... AnneD Aug 2013 #100

Yup Citizen Cruz is going to run for President in 2016 bucolic_frolic Aug 2013 #54

I think that you're right. Beacool Aug 2013 #69

I question the legitimacy of him being born on this planet! kentauros Aug 2013 #55

Entertaining choice quotes from some Birthers and RWingnuts Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #56

Who is ¨Soetero¨? SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #72

I speak Birfer! jberryhill Aug 2013 #74

Obama's mother married Mr. Soetero and they lived in Indonesia while Obama was a child Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #77

What I love about the St. Francis "enrollment" page jberryhill Aug 2013 #80

Nice catch! . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #81

the tea bagger morons are twisting themselves into new shapes to explain this. Javaman Aug 2013 #57

I think he's a 'natural born' Cuban! His father fought for Castro. sinkingfeeling Aug 2013 #58

He very well could be an American citizen if the proper paperwork was filled out. blackspade Aug 2013 #59

So Cruz is an anti-immigrant immigrant? KansDem Aug 2013 #64

He is not an immigrant jberryhill Aug 2013 #73

So was Obama! KansDem Aug 2013 #75

It came up with Goldwater too jberryhill Aug 2013 #76

How is this "dumb?" KansDem Aug 2013 #87

Playing stupid with stupid is not a good idea either jberryhill Aug 2013 #88

Again, how is this "dumb" or "stupid?" KansDem Aug 2013 #89

Then I suggest you inform yourself before calling your friend a hypocrite jberryhill Aug 2013 #92

The voice of reason for Teabaggers... KansDem Aug 2013 #97

"The "upshot" is my co-worker is an ignorant Tea Bagger..." jberryhill Aug 2013 #98

No, it is NOT the same situation as Obama. Obama was born in the US of a citizen mother. kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #122

You are correct... KansDem Aug 2013 #127

I, for one, would like to see his Long Form US Birth Certificate. nt NorthCarolina Aug 2013 #65

Not a natural born citizen... should actually be disqualified for Prez JCMach1 Aug 2013 #67

What does renouncing his Canadian citizenship actually achieve? SwissTony Aug 2013 #90

in his case, validating his loyalty to the USA. mwooldri Aug 2013 #108

I'm an Australian born in Scotland and live in Holland. SwissTony Aug 2013 #109

Wouldn't you simply trade your British passport for a Scottish one? KamaAina Aug 2013 #111

That would be the rational approach. SwissTony Aug 2013 #114

Yup, splitting up the UK will be a mess. mwooldri Aug 2013 #124

Scoring points with his base, pretty much. Posteritatis Aug 2013 #110

hahahaha Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #93

So what Cruz is saying is he is a Cuban by birth, who happened to be born in Canada Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #101

By Cruz..Canada does not give a hoot. riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #102

Looks like he's still a hoser for at least eight more months KamaAina Aug 2013 #106

Not exactly gejohnston Aug 2013 #112

What happened? Did Canada renounce him first? gopiscrap Aug 2013 #121

Is Ted Cruz a Terror Baby? juxtaposed Aug 2013 #123

A little article from THE HILL on Cruz riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #128

I wouldn't think he has to treestar Aug 2013 #131