“OK, how about this? Parentage is 95% of the deciding factor, soil is 5%. Work for you?”
No, soil is 100% and parentage is 100%. One cannot be 95% a citizen or 5% a citizen. Cruz was 100% Canadian citizen born on their soil and 100% American citizen due to his mother being American. He had dual citizenship, 100% of each. I’ve said before, for certain offices one must choose which citizenship to keep as the job requires total allegiance to that country. Cruz gave up his Canadian citizenship so his total allegiance is to this country.
I want to warn you about this citizenship subject. As I said, there have been numerous threads about Cruz’s citizenship. Jim Robinson has come down hard on Freepers who continually say Cruz is not a natural born citizen and can’t be president. If you continue to push this over and over and over, as threads pop up, you will be warned to drop that, as he has warned others. You will find yourself with a zot if you continue after being warned.
I have pinged Jim to this post because I used his name and I would want him to correct me if I am wrong about such a warning and the consequence aftermath of violating that warning.
This is the sum of liberty.. Freedom, justice, and the rule of law. If you have these three, no matter what, your land will be peaceful, happy, and thriving. Rule of law is just as important as freedom and justice. Without rule of law the other two will soon disappear. I love Ted Cruz. He would be my choice. He is not eligible. There is only one thing citizens cannot do, that natural born citizens can do... Be President. It is not an onerous burden for the country, nor for the person. The Framers didn’t have Ted Cruz in mind when they put in the provision; they had Barack Obama in mind. But the law is the law. Without it, and without a belligerent defense of it, we are lost as a nation.