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To: Ray76
And US law should determine Canadian citizenship status?

No.

His father was Cuban, his mother a US citizen. Canada, Cuba, and the US could all make claim.

No claim other than the US's is relevant.

What is clear is that Cruz is not a natural born citizen of the US. Without statute he wouldn’t be a citizen at all.

The statute defines who is a US citizen at birth. To claim that he would not be a citizen without that statute -- and that there is some class of "naturals" who would be -- is to assume a definition that is not in the law or the Constitution. You can invoke natural law, and so can anyone, on anything; Nature hasn't handed down any statutes.

178 posted on 05/21/2013 4:17:46 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: ReignOfError

“The statute defines who is a US citizen at birth. To claim that he would not be a citizen without that statute — and that there is some class of “naturals” who would be — is to assume a definition that is not in the law or the Constitution. You can invoke natural law, and so can anyone, on anything; Nature hasn’t handed down any statutes.”

The statute defines who is a CITIZEN at birth. Without the naturalization statute he would not be a citizen.

The US born child of citizens has ALWAYS been a citizen and it has NEVER been doubted. NO LAW makes this so.


182 posted on 05/21/2013 4:25:08 PM PDT by Ray76 (Do you reject Obama? And all his works? And all his empty promises?)
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