[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

However odious it seems today, a child born of a woman whose citizenship was different from her husband's -- much rarer then than today -- could not be a "natural born Citizen" of the mother's country. That idea wasn’t even considered until 1844 in Victorian England.

[SubMareener]

Under the current theory that says Ted is a Natural Born Citizen, the Royal Princes and Princesses of Jordan are also Natural Born Citizens. Their mother was born a US Citizen.

Do we really need to take a chance on another first term Senator who really, really wants to be President? Just asking.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Where was the perfesser when Obola was running?

[Idaho_Cowboy]

I'm all for considering what the original intent was, but it would be silly to ignore the laws congress has passed to define and enforce the constitution. If you want to look at what the law was when Ted Cruz was born it's not even a question:

The Nationality Act of 1940 outlines which children become nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. In addition to those who are born in the United States or born outside the country to parents who were both citizens; or, interestingly, found in the United States without parents and no proof of birth elsewhere citizenship goes to babies born to one American parent who has spent a certain number of years here.

That single-parent requirement has been amended several times, but under the law in effect between 1952 and 1986 Cruz was born in 1970 someone must have a citizen parent who resided in the United States for at least 10 years, including five after the age of 14, in order to be considered a natural-born citizen. Cruz's mother, Eleanor Darragh, was born in Delaware, lived most of her life in the United States, and gave birth to little Rafael Edward Cruz in her 30s. Q.E.D.

Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3060736/posts

[libertylover]

I think Cruz was born after 1844.

[pookie18]

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/429356/ted-cruz-natural-born-citizen

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/01/the_cruz_natural_born_citizen_fake_controversy.html

https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/01/an-unnaturally-born-non-controversy

http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/yes-ted-cruz-can-be-president

[Boogieman]

Women couldn’t vote in Victorian England either. What you could and couldn’t do in Victorian England has no bearing on someone’s status in America today. Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen, deal with it.