John McCain Goes Birther: Doesn't Know If Ted Cruz Is Eligible For Presidency

[UCmeNdc]

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 doesn’t 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 don’t know the answer to that,” said McCain on the Chris Merrill Show on KFYI550 on Wednesday of Cruz’s 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. “That’s 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 it’s worth looking into. I don’t think it’s illegitimate to look into it.”


http://crooksandliars.com/2016/01/john-mcain-doesnt-know-if-ted-cruz

[Little Star]

1. This whole thing is going to be fun to watch.

[Renew Deal]

2. I think people are blowing McCain's comment out of proportion.

And I agree that it's a legitimate question.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Cruz's mother was US citizen, so he is a "natural born" citizen.

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]

8. Romney's birth status did come up.

But most people ignored it. Of course, Cruz's last name helps Trump spread the xenophobia.

[sufrommich]

3. Cruz is getting payback for all the

republican toes he's stepped on,I think it's hilarious.

[Xipe Totec]

4. Donald Trump is not a natural born citizen either - Anal delivery does not count. nt

[randys1]

5. Good one!

Notice it is not the liberals making this case, that would be hypocritical.

[KamaAina]

6. The John McCain who may have been born in Colon, Panama?

rather than on the nearby U.S. military base as he has always claimed?