ArrantPariah wrote:
Raptor wrote:
ArrantPariah wrote:
GGPViper wrote:
Anyway, I find it somewhat amusing that people are still questioning the citizenship of Barack Obama. Last time I checked, he is the *ONLY* US president who has actually provided valid proof of being born in the US.
Even more amusing is the fact that anyone who dares mention anything about Mr. Cruz's birthplace and citizenships is labeled a "T-word."
Sigh......
Cruz was born in Calgary in 1970 when his parents lived there temporarily as oil workers. He has lived in the United States since 1974. It wouldn't matter because a senator DOES NOT have to be American born, only a citizen. The president DOES have to be American born. It's actually in the constitution. There would be nothing to make a "birther" case against Cruz.
Except that, his name is coming up as a potential candidate for the Repugnican presidential nomination.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli ... n/2064395/And, after all of the birther nonsense against President Obama, the Repugnicans are arguing that Ted Cruz
can be president.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05 ... ntial-run/Quote:
..."the weight of scholarly legal and historical opinion appears to support the notion that 'natural born citizen' means one who is entitled under the Constitution or laws of the United States to U.S. citizenship 'at birth' or 'by birth,' including … those born abroad of one citizen parent who has met U.S. residency requirements."...
The birthers never once said "well, his mother was an American, so even if he was born in Kenya, that's good enough." They've been ranting and raving indecently for years.
1. The presidential election isn't until 2016. Late 2016 at that. This is only VERY early 2014. A bit too soon for hand-wringing, isn't it?
2. It doesnt matter what "Faux Noise" or the "repugnicans" want. If the candidate is not US born he can't serve as president.
3. WTF are you doing reading stuff from Fox, anyway? Me, a hate-filled conservative, rarely reads or listens to Fox.
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