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Seriously? When did Hawaii stop being a state? It's time to get over it.
He (your great and powerful BHO) never produced a birth certificate that was proven to be legit... The doctor that signed it wasn't a member of that hospital at the time of BHO's birth...
When BHO registered at college, he registered as a FOREIGN STUDENT... oh, but those records are sealed... hum... wonder why?
Yes, I'm a birther - I've been a birther since before the word was first used.
And to answer your question, Hawaii never stopped being a state... And Kenya never has been one.
Ted Cruz is eligible to run for President. But shouldn't people of conscience use this opportunity to compel Republicans in Congress to restore the language of The Naturalization Act of 1790 ratifying that a child of even one American citizen, even if born abroad, is a natural-born citizen, so there is no question about such a candidacy (or any other aspect of citizenship) when it is someone other than a Republican in question?
It is a non-issue to reasonable people. On another thread is a link to an excellent Harvard Law School article about the issue.
You did make one mistake: it is customary herein, when referring to an elected official, to call them by their whole name.
For instance, Rush Limbaugh refers to President Obama as "Barack Hussein Obama". Likewise, here on CD many also refer to the President by his whole name, adding (if someone calls the practice into question) that there is nothing wrong with that, or that any adverse implication may be drawn from the practice.
Hence, please recall that Senator Cruz should be referred to (if not referencing him as "Senator Cruz", which itself is proper) as "Rafael Edward Cruz".
So! Yes, I believe that Rafael Edward Cruz, son of Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, is eligible to run for President of the United States of America.
If he wasn't born here, and only one parent was an American, how does he qualify to be president of the United States? Doesn't the US Constitution have something in it about having to be born in the USA and having to be an American?
If your American mother gave birth to you in Paris while vacationing there, what would your citizenship be?
I hope we will never have to watch that kind of childishness again, ....
i think birtherism is symptomatic of a bigger problem. 25 years ago this level of lunacy was confined to guys screaming on the street corner and the occasional self-published brochure. now, thanks to the internet, people are getting sucked into blog echo-chambers where these ideas are repeated and fester until they are accepted by the followers as fact.
the number of people that believe that the boston bombing and sandy hook were staged events are good examples of how this childishness extends beyond just the birther movement.
One parent is a U.S. citizen at the time of birth and the birthdate is on or after November 14, 1986
The parents are married at the time of birth and the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the U.S. or its territories for a period of at least ten years at some time in his or her life prior to the birth, at least five of which were after his or her 14thbirthday.If the U.S. citizen parent spent time abroad in any of the following three capacities, this can also be counted towards the physical presence requirement:
Serving honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces;
Employed with the U.S. Government; or
Employed with certain international organizations.
Additionally, time spent abroad by the U.S. citizen parent while the U.S. citizen parent was the unmarried son or daughter and a member of the household of a person who meets any of the three conditions listed above can also be counted.
Ted Cruz's mother was born in Delaware and grew up in the US - covering the required 10 years. She graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas - covering the 5 years after the age of 14 requirement. She moved to Canada during the 1960's, having spent more time than the requirement in the United States.
I don't understand why some people can't grasp the concept that "natural-born citizen" does NOT have to mean that they were born in US soil, but eligible for citizenship at birth.
the birthers will argue that he's just a "citizen at birth" and not a "natural born citizen".
my bet is that within the next month we'll see a lawsuit filed by one of the pre-existing birther attorneys. my money is on larry klayman or mario apuzzo ( i don't think orly taitz is going to touch this one ).
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