Cruz himself should not openly turn to this, but it could be a useful cat’s paw for him, and a chance for conservatives to unite. Builds a bridge rather than stage a cage fight between Cruz supporters and everyone else.
Might as well give it a shot. It corners the worst Cruz critics — how badly do they want to criticize his eligibility? But we could put some teeth in it.
A convention would have the power to subjectively amend that English-speaking parents with Canadian citizenship also help qualify natural born status. Why not? It’s not some radical Islamo-nut nation like Indonesia after all. Even Quebec is not so bad either.
But Cruz himself? If he turns to this openly as a solution, I would think it makes him look weak.
Overall, this is a good thing. It gets people thinking about how national conventions can solve problems. And states will begin the process of networking and learning the process.
Actually, an amendment would make more sense than a convention.
Unnecessary.
All this would do is keep the nonsense in the news, which is not good for Cruz.