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(7,770 posts) Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:17 PM Jun 2014

Ted Cruz, Tea Party favourite, renounces Canadian citizenship [View all]

Source: CBC News

Canada-born U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has given up his citizenship from his birth country, making good on a promise from last summer.

Spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said the Tea Party favourite formally gave up his citizenship May 14. He received official confirmation of the action at his Houston home Tuesday.

Cruz was born in Alberta, Canada, in 1970. The possible 2016 presidential candidate's mother is American, making him eligible for the White House.

News that he had renounced his citizenship was first reported by the Dallas Morning News. The newspaper also broke that Cruz had dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship when he released his birth certificate in August.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ted-cruz-tea-party-favourite-renounces-canadian-citizenship-1.2671479

Here's the renunciation letter.

My favorite comment: "Show us the REAL Renunciation Certificate! That's obviously a photoshop job."

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Ted Cruz, Tea Party favourite, renounces Canadian citizenship [View all] KeepItReal Jun 2014 OP

Lucky Canadians. nt valerief Jun 2014 #1

+1000 Heather MC Jun 2014 #28

Chris Alexander says citizenship bill will withstand constitutional test CHIMO Jun 2014 #2

Still not "natural born" if you're a birther. Cant wait to see that play out. 7962 Jun 2014 #3

he can never be pres, thank goddess wordpix Jun 2014 #38

You mean because of that, or because he couldnt get enough votes? 7962 Jun 2014 #40

Now if only Obama would give up packman Jun 2014 #4

Canadian government announces awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #5

Lol Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #23

Hes still a Cuban. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #6

Exactly right Nuh Uh Jun 2014 #19

Again? didn't he do this a year ago? LynneSin Jun 2014 #7

Bah! Earth_First Jun 2014 #11

He will do it again each election season. Kablooie Jun 2014 #24

Even if he does renounce it sakabatou Jun 2014 #8

Flip-flopper. n/t. nytemare Jun 2014 #9

Seems unfair not to give something in return. I'm volunteering, if I can bring my dogs. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2014 #10

Where's his long form birth certificate? Beacool Jun 2014 #12

I can hear the Canadians rejoicing from here. tclambert Jun 2014 #13

No kidding! freshwest Jun 2014 #14

Our loss is Canada's gain. nt dflprincess Jun 2014 #15

Indeed. antiGOPin294 Jun 2014 #18

Next? JUSTIN BIEBER! genwah Jun 2014 #16

He could end up as Cuban rickford66 Jun 2014 #17

Deport the illegal immigrant to Cuba. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #27

Hey, Mountie-Boy...you can run but you can't hide... First Speaker Jun 2014 #20

That news soooooo makes my day! :) Amonester Jun 2014 #21

Lucky Canada! theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #22

I'll try it again, this time with a subject line (d'oh!) bvf Jun 2014 #25

Hahaha KeepItReal Jun 2014 #34

The Canadians are celebrating Canada Day early! LeftishBrit Jun 2014 #26

It only took him a year to figure out how to do this ???? groundloop Jun 2014 #29

So, in the name of anti-immigration reform, ultra nationalism, 6000eliot Jun 2014 #30

Why did it take so long? Hedging your bets Ted? JoePhilly Jun 2014 #31

Albertans must be grieving the loss today. yellowcanine Jun 2014 #32

I assume he'll have no problem producing his long form US birth certificate. nt NorthCarolina Jun 2014 #33

I'd settle for SwankyXomb Jun 2014 #36

"renounces Canadian citizenship" Hubert Flottz Jun 2014 #35

Proves how racist teabaggers are workinclasszero Jun 2014 #37

Sec. 1, Article 2 of Constitution wordpix Jun 2014 #39

I wish he could take harper with him. daleo Jun 2014 #41