Trouble For Ted Cruz: Here's Why He Doesn't Meet The Natural Born Citizen Requirement

[Steve_McGarrett]

Here is why Ted doesn't meet the qualifications of Article 2 Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution to be eligible for President. Cruz did not inherit citizenship from his mother, he is a U.S. citizen because at birth he fulfilled the requirements established by Congress.

Prior to May 24, 1934 the uniform Rule of Naturalization did not allow a person to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if they were born outside the U.S. to a citizen mother and a non citizen father; during that time, persons born outside of the U.S. could only acquire citizenship at birth if their father was a citizen of the U.S. but not to a father who had never resided in the United States.

Ted Cruz was born in Canada after the 1934 date to a U.S. citizen mother and a non U.S. citizen father, he acquired citizenship at birth under the uniform Rule of Naturalization that was in effect at the time of his birth.

Ted Cruz cannot be a “natural born Citizen” if a person born prior to May 24, 1934 with the same birth circumstances was not even a “citizen of the United States”.

The Constitution gives Congress the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, it does not give Congress the Power over who is a "natural born Citizen. A "natural born Citizen" today is the same as who a "natural born Citizen" was when the term was inserted into the Constitution, it can only be changed by Constitutional Amendment.

Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen"; if he were, then persons born prior to the 1934 date would also of been. Because, Congress does not have Power over who is a "natural born Citizen" they only have the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization and the Rule they established prior to the 1934 date only allowed persons born abroad to a U.S. citizen father to acquire citizenship at birth as long as their father had been a resident of the U.S.

Therefore Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen".

A "natural born Citizen" today is the same as who a "natural born Citizen" was when the term was inserted into the Constitution

This contention is not wholely correct. If your contention were correct, African Americans could never be NBCs. Prior to the 14th, AAs did not even have citizenship let alone NBC status.

If the meaning of NBC has remained as it had at the signing, then Barack Obama[being an African American] would not have been eligible...even if he were born on the WH lawn.

If the 14th allowed AAs to be considered NBC, then why not the others affirmed as citizens by the 14th?

Section 1. 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 14th Amendment citizens and Article 2 Section 1 natural born citizens are not tied together.

Rep. John Bingham of Ohio, considered the father of the Fourteenth Amendment, confirms that understanding and the construction the framers used in regards to birthright and jurisdiction while speaking on civil rights of citizens in the House on March 9, 1866:


" ... I find no fault with the introductory clause [S 61 Bill], which is simply declaratory of what is written in the Constitution, that every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen..."


Cruz's father Rafael owed allegiance to Cuba like Obama's British subject father owed allegiance to the British Crown. They are not natural born Citizens.

 

[The Rabbi]

Here is why Ted doesn't meet the qualifications of Article 2 Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution to be eligible for President. Cruz did not inherit citizenship from his mother, he is a U.S. citizen because at birth he fulfilled the requirements established by Congress.

Prior to May 24, 1934 the uniform Rule of Naturalization did not allow a person to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if they were born outside the U.S. to a citizen mother and a non citizen father; during that time, persons born outside of the U.S. could only acquire citizenship at birth if their father was a citizen of the U.S. but not to a father who had never resided in the United States.

Ted Cruz was born in Canada after the 1934 date to a U.S. citizen mother and a non U.S. citizen father, he acquired citizenship at birth under the uniform Rule of Naturalization that was in effect at the time of his birth.

Ted Cruz cannot be a “natural born Citizen” if a person born prior to May 24, 1934 with the same birth circumstances was not even a “citizen of the United States”.

The Constitution gives Congress the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, it does not give Congress the Power over who is a "natural born Citizen. A "natural born Citizen" today is the same as who a "natural born Citizen" was when the term was inserted into the Constitution, it can only be changed by Constitutional Amendment.

Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen"; if he were, then persons born prior to the 1934 date would also of been. Because, Congress does not have Power over who is a "natural born Citizen" they only have the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization and the Rule they established prior to the 1934 date only allowed persons born abroad to a U.S. citizen father to acquire citizenship at birth as long as their father had been a resident of the U.S.

Therefore Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen".

I find your conclusions contradict your statements and your thread title.

Which one are you endorsing?

Cruz IS qualified to be POTUS?

Or, Cruz IS NOT qualified to be POTUS?

He’s qualified in accordance with the Constitution.

He’s not qualified as a consequence of his reactionaryism and advocacy of failed conservative fiscal dogma.

Where is there an ideological test to become president? Yeah, nowhere. Cruz espouses the successful policies of Ronald Reagan, not the failed policies of Barack Obama.
As for the OP, it is total bullshit. Cruz is a native born American citizen.

 

[Dot Com]

I find your conclusions contradict your statements and your thread title.

Which one are you endorsing?

Cruz IS qualified to be POTUS?

Or, Cruz IS NOT qualified to be POTUS?

He’s qualified in accordance with the Constitution.

He’s not qualified as a consequence of his reactionaryism and advocacy of failed conservative fiscal dogma.

Where is there an ideological test to become president? Yeah, nowhere. Cruz espouses the successful policies of Ronald Reagan, not the failed policies of Barack Obama.
As for the OP, it is total bullshit. Cruz is a native born American citizen.

link?

 

[HenryBHough]

(sigh)

Liberals always demand that others do their research for them.

So vot's noo, Cholly?

 

[Howey]

Here is why Ted doesn't meet the qualifications of Article 2 Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution to be eligible for President. Cruz did not inherit citizenship from his mother, he is a U.S. citizen because at birth he fulfilled the requirements established by Congress.

Prior to May 24, 1934 the uniform Rule of Naturalization did not allow a person to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if they were born outside the U.S. to a citizen mother and a non citizen father; during that time, persons born outside of the U.S. could only acquire citizenship at birth if their father was a citizen of the U.S. but not to a father who had never resided in the United States.

Ted Cruz was born in Canada after the 1934 date to a U.S. citizen mother and a non U.S. citizen father, he acquired citizenship at birth under the uniform Rule of Naturalization that was in effect at the time of his birth.

Ted Cruz cannot be a “natural born Citizen” if a person born prior to May 24, 1934 with the same birth circumstances was not even a “citizen of the United States”.

The Constitution gives Congress the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, it does not give Congress the Power over who is a "natural born Citizen. A "natural born Citizen" today is the same as who a "natural born Citizen" was when the term was inserted into the Constitution, it can only be changed by Constitutional Amendment.

Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen"; if he were, then persons born prior to the 1934 date would also of been. Because, Congress does not have Power over who is a "natural born Citizen" they only have the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization and the Rule they established prior to the 1934 date only allowed persons born abroad to a U.S. citizen father to acquire citizenship at birth as long as their father had been a resident of the U.S.

Therefore Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen".

Source?

And why do you hate Cruz? Because he's not a WASP?

 

[Redfish]

Here is why Ted doesn't meet the qualifications of Article 2 Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution to be eligible for President. Cruz did not inherit citizenship from his mother, he is a U.S. citizen because at birth he fulfilled the requirements established by Congress.

Prior to May 24, 1934 the uniform Rule of Naturalization did not allow a person to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if they were born outside the U.S. to a citizen mother and a non citizen father; during that time, persons born outside of the U.S. could only acquire citizenship at birth if their father was a citizen of the U.S. but not to a father who had never resided in the United States.

Ted Cruz was born in Canada after the 1934 date to a U.S. citizen mother and a non U.S. citizen father, he acquired citizenship at birth under the uniform Rule of Naturalization that was in effect at the time of his birth.

Ted Cruz cannot be a “natural born Citizen” if a person born prior to May 24, 1934 with the same birth circumstances was not even a “citizen of the United States”.

The Constitution gives Congress the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, it does not give Congress the Power over who is a "natural born Citizen. A "natural born Citizen" today is the same as who a "natural born Citizen" was when the term was inserted into the Constitution, it can only be changed by Constitutional Amendment.

Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen"; if he were, then persons born prior to the 1934 date would also of been. Because, Congress does not have Power over who is a "natural born Citizen" they only have the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization and the Rule they established prior to the 1934 date only allowed persons born abroad to a U.S. citizen father to acquire citizenship at birth as long as their father had been a resident of the U.S.

Therefore Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen".

This contention is not wholely correct. If your contention were correct, African Americans could never be NBCs. Prior to the 14th, AAs did not even have citizenship let alone NBC status.

If the meaning of NBC has remained as it had at the signing, then Barack Obama[being an African American] would not have been eligible...even if he were born on the WH lawn.

If the 14th allowed AAs to be considered NBC, then why not the others affirmed as citizens by the 14th?

Section 1. 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 14th Amendment citizens and Article 2 Section 1 natural born citizens are not tied together.

Rep. John Bingham of Ohio, considered the father of the Fourteenth Amendment, confirms that understanding and the construction the framers used in regards to birthright and jurisdiction while speaking on civil rights of citizens in the House on March 9, 1866:


" ... I find no fault with the introductory clause [S 61 Bill], which is simply declaratory of what is written in the Constitution, that every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen..."


Cruz's father Rafael owed allegiance to Cuba like Obama's British subject father owed allegiance to the British Crown. They are not natural born Citizens.

exactly, if Cruz is not qualified then neither is obama, their situations are identical----------if you believe that obama was born in hawaii, not kenya as his literary agent claimed, and if you believe that he got a Conn SS number while living in indonesia.

 

[Howey]

Why Racist Steve didn't post his source.

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[Statistikhengst]

So suddenly Marx-O-crats are concerned about where anyone was born?

Really?

Lol...do you even know who the OP is?

[MENTION=45320]Nyvin[/MENTION]

You don't really expect him to actually inform himself before spewing venom, now do you?

He's like a pre-programmed puppet. Pull an arm and he says "Obama-rats"!!!

That is all he is capable of. I have never even once seen him actually lay out a well-founded argument about anything, ever.

 

[JakeStarkey]

I find your conclusions contradict your statements and your thread title.

Which one are you endorsing?

Cruz IS qualified to be POTUS?

Or, Cruz IS NOT qualified to be POTUS?

He’s qualified in accordance with the Constitution.

.

No he isn't. Ted Cruz is a statutory citizen. A statutory citizen (bestowed by man's pen) can never be a "natural born" citizen (bestowed by God/nature).

Ted is qualified to run for the presidency. Steve's crackpot philosophy is not aimed at Cruz, it is aimed at what he considers to be anchor babies.

Put your silliness into court, Steve, and you will not get a single judicial decision for it.

 

[hunarcy]

All this flap when you all know that, elected or not, Hillary is going to be your next president. Unless Barry decides he wants to stay on so the chillins can grow up in luxury.

Hillary will never be President unless she pays Brian Schweitzer to lay off her...or, drives a stake through his heart. Barring that, he's going to run to her left and beat her to death metaphorically.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Ted Cruz is qualified/eligible to run. And he should be the GOP nominee. In fact, I would really, really, really relish him being the GOP nominee.

Please, by all means, GOPers, nominate Ted Cruz.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Here is why Ted doesn't meet the qualifications of Article 2 Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution to be eligible for President. Cruz did not inherit citizenship from his mother, he is a U.S. citizen because at birth he fulfilled the requirements established by Congress.

Prior to May 24, 1934 the uniform Rule of Naturalization did not allow a person to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if they were born outside the U.S. to a citizen mother and a non citizen father; during that time, persons born outside of the U.S. could only acquire citizenship at birth if their father was a citizen of the U.S. but not to a father who had never resided in the United States.

Ted Cruz was born in Canada after the 1934 date to a U.S. citizen mother and a non U.S. citizen father, he acquired citizenship at birth under the uniform Rule of Naturalization that was in effect at the time of his birth.

Ted Cruz cannot be a “natural born Citizen” if a person born prior to May 24, 1934 with the same birth circumstances was not even a “citizen of the United States”.

The Constitution gives Congress the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, it does not give Congress the Power over who is a "natural born Citizen. A "natural born Citizen" today is the same as who a "natural born Citizen" was when the term was inserted into the Constitution, it can only be changed by Constitutional Amendment.

Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen"; if he were, then persons born prior to the 1934 date would also of been. Because, Congress does not have Power over who is a "natural born Citizen" they only have the Power to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization and the Rule they established prior to the 1934 date only allowed persons born abroad to a U.S. citizen father to acquire citizenship at birth as long as their father had been a resident of the U.S.

Therefore Ted Cruz is not a "natural born Citizen".

I find your conclusions contradict your statements and your thread title.

Which one are you endorsing?

Cruz IS qualified to be POTUS?

Or, Cruz IS NOT qualified to be POTUS?

He's not qualified but that's not what the thread is about.

Its about whether or not he's eligible.

Big difference.

 

[whitehall]

Too bad nobody knows where the hell Obama was born.

 

[IlarMeilyr]

A citizen by birth at birth.

That's Cruz.

Nothing more need be added to see that he is a natural born citizen. Racist McGarret is wrong -- again.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

All this flap when you all know that, elected or not, Hillary is going to be your next president. Unless Barry decides he wants to stay on so the chillins can grow up in luxury.

Hillary will never be President unless she pays Brian Schweitzer to lay off her...or, drives a stake through his heart. Barring that, he's going to run to her left and beat her to death metaphorically.

Schweitzer's got nuthin.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Too bad nobody knows where the hell Obama was born.

Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1961.

Case closed.

 

[Dot Com]

Rafael is a Canuck plain & simple

 

[deltex1]

Cruz is qualified by the Constitution to be president but not by his political philosophy and hatred of America.

No one hates America more than Obabble...so stick that premise up your Easter ass.

 

[HenryBHough]

All this flap when you all know that, elected or not, Hillary is going to be your next president. Unless Barry decides he wants to stay on so the chillins can grow up in luxury.

Hillary will never be President unless she pays Brian Schweitzer to lay off her...or, drives a stake through his heart. Barring that, he's going to run to her left and beat her to death metaphorically.

I'll check with Vince about that should I run into him.

 

[HenryBHough]

Too bad nobody knows where the hell Obama was born.

Who knows.....what evil lurks....in da heartz ob mens!

Georgie Soros DOoooo!