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In reply to the discussion: Donald Trump Supporters File Lawsuit to Declare Ted Cruz Ineligible for White House [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)46. As long as the AmCit parent meets residency requirements
(which gets to the larger irony that even if Obama had been born in Kenya, he'd still be eligible to serve as President...)
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Donald Trump Supporters File Lawsuit to Declare Ted Cruz Ineligible for White House [View all]
Feeling the Bern
Feb 2016
OP
There are no personal damages in political suits. The theory is politics is not for personal gain
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2016
#11
Actually I am betting that this lawsuit will probably go nowhere for the same reason
cstanleytech
Feb 2016
#6
A Canadian court will have to rule on the mother's citizenship else this is going nowhere.
Kip Humphrey
Feb 2016
#13
No, his mother's citizenship is not relevant to his eligibility to serve as President;
elleng
Feb 2016
#15
Cruz was born a dual citizen and was not naturalized. The Harvard law review covers it
24601
Feb 2016
#48
Someone has misled you. The Constitutional standard is a natural-born citizen. There are people
24601
Feb 2016
#47
The Harvard law review covers it in better detail and is not an op-ed like the WaPo piece.
24601
Feb 2016
#58
I doubt that they will for several reasons. 1st, it would be moot before the case would be heard in
24601
Feb 2016
#61
You advocate letting an ineligible person RUN for President? Makes no sense to me.
elleng
Feb 2016
#38
Cruz is rapidly going to change his tune on Obama nominating a new SC justice
VMA131Marine
Feb 2016
#26
Bad choice of forum by his supporters. Maybe Donald will be smarter with his lawsuit.
SunSeeker
Feb 2016
#50
It won't go anywhere; the court will find the plaintiffs don't have standing.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2016
#51