Open Letter to Senator Ted Cruz, the Canadian

[rightwinger]

Does Cruz play hockey?

 

[JohnL.Burke]

Dangerous precedent if this cad Cruz is not taken to task for sitting in US Senate while holding dual loyalties/dual citizenship.

Cruz says he will renounce his Canadian citizenship? wtf? the nation of his birth, and he pisses on them for petty political gain?

SHAME!

And the courts have not yet ruled on a dual citizen holding the office of the Precidency

Let's be honest though. If Cruz were a democrat then he would keep his Canadian citizenship and piss on the United States.

Why? Or just because you say so?

Because I said so. I'm glad we cleared that up.

 

[Toro]

Dear Ted.

Run.

Regards,
Canada.

 

[Stephanie]

Dante is not a birther as the Obama birthers seem to want to claim. Dante never questioned Cruz's US citizenship

okey dokey...so just what is your beef with Him?

he speaks the truth and it hurts....

you need to tell some ELECTED Democrats if they hate this country they should leave..start with Obama

 

[Snookie]

Let's be honest though. If Cruz were a democrat then he would keep his Canadian citizenship and piss on the United States.

Why? Or just because you say so?

Because I said so. I'm glad we cleared that up.

Very well, carry on.

 

[Snookie]

Dear Ted, I hate you but I love Canadian Bacon.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

If you libs want to test him on his Canuck status I am the one baby......

I LOVE your avatar!

The libs hate Cruz because they hate the Constitution!

Now Cruz has something to do with the Constitution itself? What meds are you on?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Dante is not a birther as the Obama birthers seem to want to claim. Dante never questioned Cruz's US citizenship

okey dokey...so just what is your beef with Him?

he speaks the truth and it hurts....

you need to tell some ELECTED Democrats if they hate this country they should leave..start with Obama

Cruz is a right wing whacko, but so what? What is at issue is he sat in the US Senate with dual loyaties/dual citizenship. This type of thing needs a court test case. If the SCOTUS says okay, okay. Saying it isn't odd, strange, and new to have a man with split loyaties as a possible President is to obfuscate and lie

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Uhm... he was born to an American parent, therefore he is fully capable of running for President. Ho only has Canadian citizenship because he was born on Canadian soil.

Good grief you birfers are dumb.

Dangerous precedent if this cad Cruz is not taken to task for sitting in US Senate while holding dual loyalties/dual citizenship.

Cruz says he will renounce his Canadian citizenship? wtf? the nation of his birth, and he pisses on them for petty political gain?

SHAME!

And the courts have not yet ruled on a dual citizen holding the office of the Precidency

Let's be honest though. If Cruz were a democrat then he would keep his Canadian citizenship and piss on the United States.

really? and you base this on what? you do know the chickenhawk hall of shame is loaded with Republicans, and far right conservatives ones at that?

 

[Mustang]

The Op has become a birther now that's funny.

No, what's funny is all the birthers who are suddenly unapologetic supporters of a foreign born man who had never even bothered to renounce his Canadian citizenship until he reached his forties.

 

[blackhawk]

The Op has become a birther now that's funny.

No, what's funny is all the birthers who are suddenly unapologetic supporters of a foreign born man who had never even bothered to renounce his Canadian citizenship until he reached his forties.

Tell me exactly what reason did he have to renounce it? Was or is there anything illegal about having dual citizenship? Obama birthers were and are dumb Cruz birthers are equally dumb the only thing dumber is pretending there is a difference between the two.

 

[Mustang]

The Op has become a birther now that's funny.

No, what's funny is all the birthers who are suddenly unapologetic supporters of a foreign born man who had never even bothered to renounce his Canadian citizenship until he reached his forties.

Tell me exactly what reason did he have to renounce it? Was or is there anything illegal about having dual citizenship? Obama birthers were and are dumb Cruz birthers are equally dumb the only thing dumber is pretending there is a difference between the two.

That's the point. He didn't have a reason to renounce it. It certainly wasn't some sense of uberpatriotism as he would have us believe. His motivation is now obvious. It's pure self interest. He's pandering to his conservative base, and they're too friggin' stupid to see that.

 

[JohnL.Burke]

Dangerous precedent if this cad Cruz is not taken to task for sitting in US Senate while holding dual loyalties/dual citizenship.

Cruz says he will renounce his Canadian citizenship? wtf? the nation of his birth, and he pisses on them for petty political gain?

SHAME!

And the courts have not yet ruled on a dual citizen holding the office of the Precidency

Let's be honest though. If Cruz were a democrat then he would keep his Canadian citizenship and piss on the United States.

really? and you base this on what? you do know the chickenhawk hall of shame is loaded with Republicans, and far right conservatives ones at that?

Ever hear of Iraq that had overwhelming support from both sides of the isle? Ever hear of Vietnam that was started by a democrat and ended by a republican? Ever hear of the democrats who are supporting the future attack of Syria? Ever hear of... oh never mind... you are coming from a place of emotion as opposed to a place of fact and logic. Why do I bother?

 

[blackhawk]

No, what's funny is all the birthers who are suddenly unapologetic supporters of a foreign born man who had never even bothered to renounce his Canadian citizenship until he reached his forties.

Tell me exactly what reason did he have to renounce it? Was or is there anything illegal about having dual citizenship? Obama birthers were and are dumb Cruz birthers are equally dumb the only thing dumber is pretending there is a difference between the two.

That's the point. He didn't have a reason to renounce it. It certainly wasn't some sense of uberpatriotism as he would have us believe. His motivation is now obvious. It's pure self interest. He's pandering to his conservative base, and they're too friggin' stupid to see that.

A politician pandering to his or her base well stop the presses that has never happened before I guess you on the liberal side are to stupid to see all the pandering that went on from the Democrats at the MLK memorial today sheesh at least come up with something original.

 

[The Rabbi]

The Left hates Ted Cruz because he's everything Obama is not: accomplished, smart, and loves America.

 

[Snookie]

The Left hates Ted Cruz because he's everything Obama is not: accomplished, smart, and loves America.

I demand to see Cruz's birth certificate.

 

[The Rabbi]

The Left hates Ted Cruz because he's everything Obama is not: accomplished, smart, and loves America.

I demand to see Cruz's birth certificate.

Fuck you. I demand to see yours.

 

[Jroc]

Yes, Ted Cruz Can be President

it’s not even that complicated; you just have to look up the right law. It boils down to whether Cruz is a “natural born citizen” of the United States, the only class of people constitutionally eligible for the presidency. (The Founding Fathers didn’t want their newly independent nation to be taken over by foreigners on the sly.)

What’s a “natural born citizen”? The Constitution doesn’t say, but the Framers’ understanding, combined with statutes enacted by the First Congress, indicate that the phrase means both birth abroad to American parents — in a manner regulated by federal law — and birth within the nation’s territory regardless of parental citizenship. The Supreme Court has confirmed that definition on multiple occasions in various contexts.

There’s no ideological debate here: Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe and former solicitor general Ted Olson — who were on opposite sides in Bush v. Gore among other cases — co-authored a memorandum in March 2008 detailing the above legal explanation in the context of John McCain’s eligibility. Recall that McCain — lately one of Cruz’s chief antagonists — was born to U.S. citizen parents serving on a military base in the Panama Canal Zone.

In other words, anyone who is a citizen at birth — as opposed to someone who becomes a citizen later (“naturalizes”) or who isn’t a citizen at all — can be president.

So the one remaining question is whether Ted Cruz was a citizen at birth. That’s an easy one. The Nationality Act of 1940 outlines which children become “nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.” In addition to those who are born in the United States or born outside the country to parents who were both citizens — or, interestingly, found in the United States without parents and no proof of birth elsewhere — citizenship goes to babies born to one American parent who has spent a certain number of years here.

That single-parent requirement has been amended several times, but under the law in effect between 1952 and 1986 — Cruz was born in 1970 — someone must have a citizen parent who resided in the United States for at least 10 years, including five after the age of 14, in order to be considered a natural-born citizen. Cruz’s mother, Eleanor Darragh, was born in Delaware, lived most of her life in the United States, and gave birth to little Rafael Edward Cruz in her 30s. Q.E.D

Yes, Ted Cruz Can be President | Cato Institute

 

[Snookie]

The Left hates Ted Cruz because he's everything Obama is not: accomplished, smart, and loves America.

I demand to see Cruz's birth certificate.

Fuck you. I demand to see yours.

ten dollar postage and handling fee.

 

[Snookie]

Yes, Ted Cruz Can be President

it’s not even that complicated; you just have to look up the right law. It boils down to whether Cruz is a “natural born citizen” of the United States, the only class of people constitutionally eligible for the presidency. (The Founding Fathers didn’t want their newly independent nation to be taken over by foreigners on the sly.)

What’s a “natural born citizen”? The Constitution doesn’t say, but the Framers’ understanding, combined with statutes enacted by the First Congress, indicate that the phrase means both birth abroad to American parents — in a manner regulated by federal law — and birth within the nation’s territory regardless of parental citizenship. The Supreme Court has confirmed that definition on multiple occasions in various contexts.

There’s no ideological debate here: Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe and former solicitor general Ted Olson — who were on opposite sides in Bush v. Gore among other cases — co-authored a memorandum in March 2008 detailing the above legal explanation in the context of John McCain’s eligibility. Recall that McCain — lately one of Cruz’s chief antagonists — was born to U.S. citizen parents serving on a military base in the Panama Canal Zone.

In other words, anyone who is a citizen at birth — as opposed to someone who becomes a citizen later (“naturalizes”) or who isn’t a citizen at all — can be president.

So the one remaining question is whether Ted Cruz was a citizen at birth. That’s an easy one. The Nationality Act of 1940 outlines which children become “nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.” In addition to those who are born in the United States or born outside the country to parents who were both citizens — or, interestingly, found in the United States without parents and no proof of birth elsewhere — citizenship goes to babies born to one American parent who has spent a certain number of years here.

That single-parent requirement has been amended several times, but under the law in effect between 1952 and 1986 — Cruz was born in 1970 — someone must have a citizen parent who resided in the United States for at least 10 years, including five after the age of 14, in order to be considered a natural-born citizen. Cruz’s mother, Eleanor Darragh, was born in Delaware, lived most of her life in the United States, and gave birth to little Rafael Edward Cruz in her 30s. Q.E.D

Yes, Ted Cruz Can be President | Cato Institute

Ted Cruz was a test tube baby.