Well, first off, Obama was born in Hawaii, not Kenya as some of the idiot conservatives claim. And, even if he had been born in Kenya, his mother was a U.S. citizen, and he would have been considered a dual citizen like Cruz was.
As far as allowing foreign governments to mess in our elections?
Foreign nationals - FEC.gov
The Act and Commission regulations include a broad prohibition on foreign national activity in connection with elections in the United States. 52 U.S.C. § 30121 and generally, 11 CFR 110.20. In general, foreign nationals are prohibited from the following activities:
- Making any contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or making any expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement in connection with any federal, state or local election in the United States;
- Making any contribution or donation to any committee or organization of any national, state, district, or local political party (including donations to a party nonfederal account or office building account);
- Making any disbursement for an electioneering communication;
- Making any donation to a presidential inaugural committee.
Persons who knowingly and willfully engage in these activities may be subject to an FEC enforcement action, criminal prosecution, or both.
Once again Obama and Cruz would of gone against the fucking constitution.........the supreme court would of had to rule on both of your scenarios............
2. what does that have to do with your opinion that you pulled from your ass that it would of nullified the last election?
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If you are born abroad to US parents, you are considered a full US citizen born abroad of US parents. Cruz falls under that, as he was born in Canada, but is still considered a citizen and eligible to run for president. Obama didn't have that problem though, because he was born in Hawaii.
And no, I didn't pull that out of my ass as you claim, because it's a US government site concerning elections. Foreign people and countries are forbidden from giving anything of value to campaigns in this country, and a computer hack or attack is something that would be considered to have value, as computer time and techs can be expensive.
bullshit, take McCain he was eligible because he was born on US soil at the time in Panama....
Presidential Eligibility
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
ARTICLE II, SECTION 1, CLAUSE 5
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Natural born citizen
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oday, 8 U.S.C. § 1101 defines naturalization as “conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever.” In contrast, § 1401 lists eight categories of peoples who are "nationals and citizens of the United States at birth," including those born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, as well as children of one or more U.S. citizens abroad as long as the parent(s) meet certain requirements. This means that foreign-born citizens falling under a provision in 1401 are, by statutory definition, not naturalized. The term "natural born" is not used, however.
Children born abroad of US citizens are also considered "natural born".
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...84bc379b12d_story.html?utm_term=.af932a1b2123
Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president
Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz
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The Texas Republican was the first major presidential candidate to formally declare a bid.
By Mary Brigid McManamon
January 12, 2016
Mary Brigid McManamon is a constitutional law professor at Widener University’s Delaware Law School.
Donald Trump is actually right about something: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)
is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is not eligible to be president or vice president of the United States.
The Constitution provides that “No person except a natural born Citizen . . . shall be eligible to the Office of President.” The concept of “natural born” comes from common law, and it is that law the
Supreme Court has said we must turn to for the concept’s definition. On this subject,
common law is clear and unambiguous. The 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, the preeminent authority on it,
declared natural-born citizens are “such as are born within the dominions of the crown of England,” while aliens are “such as are born out of it.” The key to this division is the assumption of allegiance to one’s country of birth. The Americans who drafted the Constitution adopted this principle for the United States.
James Madison, known as the “father of the Constitution,” stated, “It is an established maxim that birth is a criterion of allegiance. . . . [And] place is the most certain criterion; it is what applies in the United States.”
Cruz is, of course, a U.S. citizen. As he was born in Canada, he is not natural-born. His mother, however, is an American, and Congress has provided by statute for the naturalization of children born abroad to citizens. Because of the senator’s parentage, he did not have to follow the lengthy naturalization process that aliens without American parents must undergo. Instead, Cruz was naturalized at birth. This provision has not always been available. For example, there were several decades in the 19th century when children of Americans born abroad were not given automatic naturalization.
