Ted Cruz’s citizenship continues to be a topic of discussion in the 2016 race, and it seems its one issue in which the far-left and the far-right might agree.
At the heart of the issue is the definition of “natural born citizen.” While many consider that to mean that one must be born inside of the country in order to serve in the Oval Office, others claim that one is natural born if you have citizenship at birth. The latter theory is backed up somewhat by the nominations of both John McCain and George Romney, both of which were born outside of this country’s borders.
However, since neither man made it to the White House, no Supreme Court case has ever been brought forth that specifically tackled the issue. As such, both sides continue to wage a war of opinion.
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How am I wrong exactly? Was Ted Cruz not a citizen on the day of his birth? If not so then when did he become a citizen?
what about obama?
John Samsung, YOU are WRONG!! He is a natural born citizen!!! http://harvardlawreview.org/2015/03/on-the-meaning-of-natural-born-citizen/
A law of naturalization can only produce a naturalized citizen, a mere citizen…. Enough to be a representative but no POTUS
And since some see fit to quote immigration laws maybe you should look at Canadian law first since that was his place of birth?? Canadian law did not allow for dual citizenship.
One can renounce his legal citizenship but there is nothing he can do to change the conditions at the time of his birth!
Born in a foreign country to a foreign father is not a natural anything!!
Ineligible
https://medium.com/@superman_coach/the-linguistic-and-logical-aspects-of-the-term-natural-born-citizen-3625da140252#.6histo2qi
A natural born citizen won’t have any competing nationalities.
(Cruz has 3)
If any argument can be made concerning citizenship to another country that person is NOT a natural born citizen!
Chris Hart,
The 1790 act was repealed but if you would bother to read it even it states citizens (plural) and also does not pass citizenship to those who’s fathers weren’t residents!! Sorry
Ineligible
Cruz would be a naturalized citizen at best!
JD Price – Just a couple of things. First, the definitions started with the 1790 act, which is what I stated…there have since been MANY acts on the matter, and I NEVER ssid that the 1790 act applies. Second, Canadian law doesn’t apply to the US, so invalid point. And BTW, the US does mot recognize dual citizenship, either. Your point about law creating a naturalized citizen is also invalid. The argument you made I suppose is based from the State Department’s interpretation of natural born vs naturalized based on their interpretation of the law. Only the Judicial branch can interpret the law (and make judgement on its constitutionality). In addition to this, it is up to Congress to determine eligibility, based on numerous powers given to it. And, although I do agree with Vattel’s and Blackstone’s influence on the Constitution, our Founding Fathers, and the Federalist papers, the laws are the laws enacted by Congress are “valid” until the Supreme Court considers them invalid – hence the reason Trump is threatening to sue Cruz on the eligibility issue. So until that time the Dupreme Court rules that the laws are not Constitutional, Cruz is in fact eligible. To the Liberals and Progressives angst, their warping the intent of the Constitution on fact aides Cruz in his Presidential bid.
he is not much of a constitutional scholar, if that were true then anyone that served our country in the military and had a baby overseas would not be eligable, the man sitting in the white house was born in kenya his father was not an american citizen so what about him, oh this person must be a liberal and very one sided
OVOMIT is president.