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Nye Bevan

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9. Legal consensus is "yes".

Reply to PatrickforO (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 02:17 PM

Nov 2015

http://www.factcheck.org/2015/03/ted-cruzs-presidential-eligibility/

He was a US citizen from birth and did not need to go through naturalization. If an American is working or on vacation abroad and gives birth to a child there, should that child be eligible to be president? Most people (and most legal scholars) would say yes.

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I have always wondered if Cruz is really eligible to become President...So does Alan Grayson [View all] PatrickforO Nov 2015 OP

He sure doesn't act like an American world wide wally Nov 2015 #1

He was born in Calgary, Canada 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #2

Actually there is another candidate running in Florida. She is impressive. yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #3

It is a serious question ... and ironic. earthside Nov 2015 #4

The Constitution is subject to interpretation by the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Nay Nov 2015 #5

I'm not sure about that. earthside Nov 2015 #7

Here's the part from Wikipedia that applies to Cruz: Nay Nov 2015 #11

Instead of the word "eligible" I would substitute "fit". n/t UTUSN Nov 2015 #6

His mother was born in the U.S. SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #8

She had to live here a total of five years before the birth of Ted, only 2 of Nay Nov 2015 #12

Legal consensus is "yes". Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #9

Grayson is wrong. 840high Nov 2015 #10

It does not surprise me that Grayson is a birther. tritsofme Nov 2015 #13

I don’t care if what Grayson says about Cruz is true or not... backscatter712 Nov 2015 #14