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Yea baby, this is getting good. Donald Trump has been playing the birther card with Ted Cruz, saying some people are saying he may have a problem with the Supreme Court if he became president because he was born in Canada and Ann Coulter backed him up in a tweet.
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Ann Coulter ✔ @AnnCoulter
NYT: Cruz was born outside the U.S. to 1 American parent: "Under the Constitution this makes him a 'natural born citizen.' Absolutely false
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Arizona Sen. John McCain said he doesnt know if the Canadian-born Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is eligible to be president, saying the Supreme Court might have to decide if Cruz is eligible to be president.
I dont know the answer to that, said McCain on the Chris Merrill Show on KFYI550 on Wednesday of Cruzs eligibility. I know it came up in my race because I was born in Panama, but I was born in the Canal Zone which is a territory. Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona when it was a territory when he ran in 1964.
Yeah, it was a U.S. military base, continued McCain about his own birth. Thats different from being born on foreign soil so I think there is a question. I am not a Constitutional scholar on that, but I think its worth looking into. I dont think its illegitimate to look into it.
http://crooksandliars.com/2016/01/john-mcain-doesnt-know-if-ted-cruz
Little Star
(17,055 posts)Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)And I agree that it's a legitimate question.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Wish it were not true, but it is.
Romney was born in Mexico, his mother was a US citizen. His birth status never came up in the race he was in.
On the Meaning of Natural Born Citizen, from Harvard Law Review
http://harvardlawreview.org/2015/03/on-the-meaning-of-natural-born-citizen/
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)But most people ignored it. Of course, Cruz's last name helps Trump spread the xenophobia.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)republican toes he's stepped on,I think it's hilarious.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)Notice it is not the liberals making this case, that would be hypocritical.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)rather than on the nearby U.S. military base as he has always claimed?