I wouldn't mind so much if breaking the 'rules' didn't mean I would be bearing false witness. By voting for someone I know for a fact isn't eligible, that's exactly what I'd be doing...and that's not something I'm willing to do no matter how much I like someone or agree with them politically.
I'm halfway worried that this might be an actual problem for Ted Cruz. The way I look at it is if your ship has a hole in the side, you need to worry about that more than the grease fire in the Kitchen.
We have reached a point in our history where only a few people can set the ship right. I think Ted Cruz is one of them. ( I think Scott Walker is another.) I think saving the ship is of greater importance than following the rules, and besides, that horse has left the barn already with Obama.
But if Cruz gets the nomination, I hope this issue doesn't torpedo his chances though I can very well see how it might.