Cruz renounces Canadian citizenship; still not eligible to hold office

Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 6 months ago to Politics
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According to Megyn Kelly, Ted Cruz has renounced his Canadian citizenship.

He was born in Canada; his father was a Cuban immigrant, and I still don't know if he became a citizen before Cruz's birth.

Cruz was not born on American soil, nor were his parents working for the U.S. government at the time. His father wasn't a citizen.

Therefore, like Obama, Ted Cruz is not a natural born citizen, and therefore ineligible to hold the office of President.

Okay, now start screaming about how terrible I am for insisting the Constitution be obeyed, now that it's a conservative who's ineligible rather than Obama...


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  • Posted by Zenphamy 10 years, 6 months ago
    What's wrong with obeying the Constitution? Besides that, I don't trust Cruz - he's too politicky, too used car salesman, and too opportunistic for me. Someone born to a military family while overseas or to a diplomatic family seems to me to fit natural born, but to a non-citizen or a citizen living abroad - no.
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    • Posted by khalling 10 years, 6 months ago
      yes, you're healthy cynical. who do you have in your hand?
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      • Posted by Zenphamy 10 years, 6 months ago
        Now, now. Found a quote the other day from Cody Wilson, the 3D printed Gun guy, describing Obama as 'a grocery clerk, a fraud, and a car salesman used to sell us stuff on TV' (paraphrase), but that description fits my perceptions of Cruz as well.

        But he's got a couple of years to change my mind. But a hell of a lot better than Christie or Bush, even though they might be a better fit as 'natural born'. I hope natural born doesn't mean you have to do it at home in a plastic wading pool with the help of a mid-wife only, and tie-dyed diapers.
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        • Posted by khalling 10 years, 6 months ago
          now its in the woods and the baby plops down into a babbling brook that you're still supposed to filter before drinking. poor natural born babies. When my first daughter was born, my in-laws asked db if it was a natural birth. he replied, "it was natural enough for me!"
          I think that 3D gun guy has been quite the patriot
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          • Posted by Zenphamy 10 years, 6 months ago
            Ah, the babbling brook and I like and can strongly relate to db's answer. That thing about making the father watch the whole thing - now I'm telling you, that's some natural stuff there.
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        • Posted by 10 years, 6 months ago
          "natural born" means that you are born a citizen to parents who are citizens.

          "Natural", back in the day, (also) meant that you could identify your father....
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