Sen. Cruz formally gives up Canadian citizenship

Yahoo/AP ^ | June 10, 2014 | WILL WEISSERT

[kingattax]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Canada-born U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has made good on a promise to renounce his birth country's citizenship — doing so amid speculation he could make a run at the White House in 2016.

Spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said Cruz's action became official May 14 and that Texas' junior senator received written confirmation at his home in Houston on Tuesday. She said the tea-party-backed Republican "is pleased to have the process finalized."

"Being a U.S. Senator representing Texas, it makes sense he should be only an American citizen," Frazier said in an email.

Cruz, 43, was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1970, while his parents were working in the oil business there. His mother, Eleanor, is from Delaware, while his father, Rafael, is a Cuban became a U.S. citizen in 2005.

[kingattax]

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[ansel12]

We already knew this, it is old information.

[Mmogamer]

If he runs for President, man they’ll scream he isn’t a citizen.

[grobdriver]

man they’ll scream he isn’t a citizen

After Obama?
Let'em scream.

[kingattax]

then you need to be real helpful and inform AP and Yahoo News. they just published the story.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Should not be a problem if he runs, I’m sure with some $$$ he can get a certified Hawaiian birth certificate.

[PghBaldy]

I wouldn’t consider him a Natural Born Citizen, as originally intended.

[Antihero101607]

“If he runs for President, man they’ll scream he isn’t a citizen.”

Scream back that an immigrant running for president is an act of love. Then call them racists.

[ansel12]

Why?

I posted to you that it is old information, if they interest you, then you contact them, I’m posting here.

[DoodleDawg]

Already done to death here.

[bgill]

Giving up a foreign citizenship doesn’t miraculously turn him into a NBC. While he’s the best out there, chipping away at the Constitution isn’t going to bring back America.

[SoConPubbie]

I wouldn’t consider him a Natural Born Citizen, as originally intended.

Your problem is that even the Founders disagreed about the exact meaning, so much, that they never bothered to codify the meaning either in the US Constitution or US Law.

[SoConPubbie]

Giving up a foreign citizenship doesn’t miraculously turn him into a NBC. While he’s the best out there, chipping away at the Constitution isn’t going to bring back America.

There is no constitutional requirement for a US Citizen to have 2 US Citizen parents at birth to be a 'Natural Born Citizen'

If you would like to argue your position, please provide the relevant part of the US Constitution that defines 'Natural Born' as requiring 2 US Citizen parents at birth to be a 'Natural Born Citizen'.

Lacking that, please provide the relevant US Law(s) that defines 'Natural Born' citizenship as requiring 2 US Citizen parents at birth.

Lacking that, please provide the relevant SCOTUS rulings that defines 'Natural Born' citizenship as requiring 2 US Citizen parents at birth.

You won't because you can't because they don't exist, thereby making your opinion about the "chipping away at the Constitution" both incorrect and immaterial to this conversation.

[Zuse]

This could start a trend.
B0 DunhamSoetoroSoebarkah could give up his Indonesian citizenship.

Maybe not. Multiple citizenships would be an asset in being selected as United Nations Secretary General.

[PghBaldy]

I wish. I have many problems. But enough about me ;) I guess I would support him, assuming he doesn’t go native which most people in DC tend to do.

[ansel12]

I guess one was out of luck for president if your dad died before you were born, or if your mom was raped by an unknown assailant, or lied about your mysterious, and long gone father.

[okie01]

Giving up a foreign citizenship doesn’t miraculously turn him into a NBC.

You're right. It doesn't.

Even if Cruz had left things as they were, he'd still be an NBC.

[DJ MacWoW]

Actually this subject has been discussed thoroughly on Obama threads. Obama didn’t qualify. His father was not and never wanted to be a citizen. Cruz’ father became a citizen.

[Olog-hai]

I hope he doesn’t get turned into a CBS or ABC either.

[HMS Surprise]

Of course he’s a citizen, just not natural born.