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[quote=Lucario;31849821]Who has said anything racist about Cruz?
If the questions of obama's citizenship "were purely racial and xenophobic", why don't the same standards apply to Cruz? I am just trying to find the line where the circumstances obama's birth are unquestionable, but the parallels to Cruz are hard fact establishing that he isn't eligable.
Cruz was not born in this country, and he was not born on American diplomatic or military property abroad. That is a very different situation from that of Obama, whose candidacy was under attack for reasons that were purely racial and xenophobic.
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Here's where all of your logic fails - there should never have been any questions about Obama's citizenship. The questions about Cruz's citizenship come from the fact that he was not born in the United States.
Another case of false equivalency.
Apparently, we are arguing on the same side because there should have never been any question about Cruz's citizenship either.
As he had an American mother who was born in Wimington Delaware.
Eleanor Darragh, mother of Ted Cruz, was raised in Delaware, graduated from a Catholic High School in the U.S., as well as Rice University, so clearly she meets the residency requirements.
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To clarify what I am telling you;
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many incorrectly assume one has to be born in a U.S. state or territory of two citizen parents to be a natural born citizen, but the term “natural born citizen” refers to citizenship at birth rather than through naturalization. The 14th amendment states:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
The text of that act is quoted in my previous post.
So unless you wish to become a raving, wild eyed "Birther", why not instead argue his abilities and his positions instead of his birthplace?
Again, obama set the precedence making all these arguments about citizenship moot.
I don't know the guy, I am not at this point backing his candidacy for president, (he has not announced it anyway), I just appreciate his willingness to stand up for what he believes, and his courage to take the slings and arrows of a completely hostile media.
It shows guts, and I appreciate that in a senator. We could use more of that in washington these days.
Sorry do not agree. It was through Obama's manipulations that we had a shutdown.
Ted Cruz is an inspiration. He is rational clear thinking and a great communicator. Coming form neighbor Canada he has a more objective eye on what is relevant and good goal for this country. IMHO he is pushing for our return to being a people run government not the monarchy king Obama is creating. He is also aware that the present day middle road republicans are on shaky ground with their constituents since they have sold our freedom to the highest bidder. He is a leader.
I was vaguely aware he was from another country but with your statement that he is an inspirational Canadian, there is the obvious question that coming from Canada he no doubt benefited from Canadian health care, either his parents with maternity care or himself personally. I would have more respect for him if he were pushing for a Canadian universal health care model but all I heard was take the country down to get rid of ACA. With all his anti ACA rhetoric what actual suggestions did he have in place of ACA?
Ted Cruz and his supporters are Republican heros. They represent the best of what American politics should be, and should sreve as a model for the Republican Party of the future. The Party "establishment," the Dynasty, must come to an end.
I stumbled across this speech by Michelle Malkin. She articulates well what the Tea Party is about, and why it must continue.
"Dissent is patriotic ... we need more of it within the Republican Party and the Republican Party movement."
How apropos to the recent debate and what Ted Cruz and his supporters have done.
Cruz and the tea party are currently being slammed like a screen door in a hurricane. Nothing good can be said about what he did, what the tea party represents, or the future of either.
we need a man in the white house. or a woman with some nuts. not an ivy league, don't spank your kids, eat wheatgrass for breakfast, plant made cloth wearing sissy. a person who will tell it like it is and not whine about everything. a person who knows what it is like to struggle. these presidents are all ivy league. they are all the same. all buddies. report to the same puppet masters.
Cruz and the tea party are currently being slammed like a screen door in a hurricane. Nothing good can be said about what he did, what the tea party represents, or the future of either.
There is nothing "heroic" about what he has done.
Cruz was a godsend for the Democrats. Was it accidental?
Well, mayb Fox News isn't the ultra right news service that you think it is, huh?
No, it means despite of all the crap that they feed to the gullible, even they have a limit.
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As heroic as a vulture
Nothing good can be said about what he did, what the tea party represents, or the future of either.
