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Are those the same scholars who never came back from Hawaii after never finding evidence that Obama's birth certificate was fake?
Those "scholars" only exist in Trumpf's head. Cruz has bigger problems that convincing some lunatic birthers that he is qualified to run for president.
Are these quotes from this thread or from 8 years ago? 8 years ago people were trying to prove he was not born here. There is no way we are going to elect an American president who was born in Canada.
We almost elected McCaine.
Cruz in not gonna win anyway, regardless. He will never get the democrat or independent vote.
Hardball Chris Matthews got it right, Tonight. Ted Cruz was born in Calgary. The U S Constitution is Clear. ANYONE NOT BORN ON USA soil, is not eligible to be President of the USA.
Hardball Chris Matthews got it right, Tonight. Ted Cruz was born in Calgary. The U S Constitution is Clear. ANYONE NOT BORN ON USA soil, is not eligible to be President of the USA.
Yes, this is what some legal scholars say that 'natural-born' derived from English common law and meant born with the country, and I don't have a problem with that. What irks me is the birthright citizenship for illegals children. Two natural-born citizens could have a child while working in say Canada or perhaps while stationed over seas in the military (?), and the child is ineligible to be President. An illegal Hispanic can sneak across the border and give birth and that child is conceivably eligible.
"The concept of “natural born” comes from common law, and it is that law the Supreme Court has said we must turn to for the concept’s definition. On this subject, common law is clear and unambiguous. The 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, the preeminent authority on it, declared natural-born citizens are “such as are born within the dominions of the crown of England,” while aliens are “such as are born out of it.” The key to this division is the assumption of allegiance to one’s country of birth. The Americans who drafted the Constitution adopted this principle for the United States. James Madison, known as the “father of the Constitution,” stated, “It is an established maxim that birth is a criterion of allegiance. . . . [And] place is the most certain criterion; it is what applies in the United States.”
Hardball Chris Matthews got it right, Tonight. Ted Cruz was born in Calgary. The U S Constitution is Clear. ANYONE NOT BORN ON USA soil, is not eligible to be President of the USA.
This is the perception of the vast majority of American voters.
I'm sure Cruz (and his supporters) will come out with a lot of long-winded, legally twisted arguments to the contrary. But likely will be viewed as sleaze from a snake oil salesman by most.
'Some' scholars believe a lot of things.
Some believe George Romney wasn't eligible because he was born in Mexico to two US citizens.
Some believe Mitt Romney wasn't eligible because his father was born in Mexico to two US citizens.
Some believe Barry Goldwater wasn't eligible because Arizona was still a territory when he was born.
Some believe John McCain wasn't eligible because he was born in Panama,to a US Admiral in a US military hospital.
Some believe Barak Obama wasn't eligible because he 'really wasn't born in Hawaii' or because his father was born a british subject as Kenya was a British colony at the time.
Some believe Marco Rubio isn't eligible because his parents weren't citizens yet when he was born in Florida.
They all ran or are running anyway.
Some scholars believe that only those who meet the 'original' conditions and circumstances and customs relevant to 1790 are eligible,therefore Hillary Clinton and Ben Carson are clearly not eligible since there is no way a woman or a black man could have run in 1790.
I think since Trumps mother was born a British subject he shouldn't be eligible either.....well I don't really think that but i'm OK with all the others running too.
Some scholars believe Jeb Bush and the rest of his family,along with many other powerful people aren't human but rather alien/reptilian/human hybrids.....I don't believe it but if proven Jeb Bush likely doesn't qualify either.
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