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Post by Logan on Feb 19, 2016 12:01:53 GMT -6
Cruz, Rubio presidential candidacies face citizenship challenges in IndianaRepublican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are facing challenges alleging they don’t qualify for the Indiana primary ballot because they aren’t “natural born citizens.” The Indiana Election Commission is scheduled to take up those challenges Friday, along with the question of whether U.S. Senate candidate Todd Young submitted enough signatures to qualify for the May 3 primary ballot. Most legal scholars agree that Cruz and Rubio meet the U.S. Constitution’s eligibility requirement. Cruz was born in Canada to an American mother and a Cuban father, while Rubio was born in Florida to Cuban immigrants. But Richard Carter, an 85-year-old from Madison who usually votes in Republican primaries, argues in a one-page letter to the Indiana secretary of state that Cruz and Rubio don't meet the Constitution’s “natural born” requirement. Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/18/cruz-rubio-presidential-candidacies-face-citizenship-challenges-indiana/80560572/
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Post by nobody on Feb 19, 2016 12:09:59 GMT -6
And there's that lawsuit filed in Illinois. Not that it won't be dismissed for lack of standing.
There is no hard and fast definition of "natural born citizen." Won't be until the Supreme Court addresses the matter.
Without researching it, imo most likely the drafter's intent was to keep a foreign-born candidate out of the presidency, regardless of whether the parents were citizens. So I think McCain didn't qualify.
As for Cruz there is an allegation out there that his parents were voting in Canada around the time he was born. No definitive proof or disproof. Apparently only Cruz' parents can obtain info from Canada about whether they voted there. Wanna bet if they will or not?
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