[mouse1]

Great post, it’s refreshing and rare these days to have a calm logical post on this issue. Unfortunately I believe the dems (and maybe some republicans), would not allow Cruz to be a seated POTUS while the citizenship issue is ironed out. Our Country needs a firm definition what NBC is. I find it troubling that someone like Cruz may not be eligible to run while some anchor baby is.

[so_real]

If Cruz makes the statement I mentioned, he provides cover for the Supreme Court to duck the issue until the next POTUS is seated. They have a history of this (Obama) ducking. Chester Arthur and Barack Obama were both seated without judicial review, so precedent exists. And, the courts operate "post facto" -- until damages can be proven there is no case to hear. So I do believe Cruz could be seated. Though I also agree with you, the democrats especially will do everything in their power to prevent it. As such, as part of his statement, Cruz would need to signal to the American people that he is continuing his campaign "in good faith" that just as Obama was vetted, he too would be vetted and found eligible. In other words, he would change from the "nothing to see here" strategy to the "if he's in, I'm in" strategy. This will give democrats pause, because attacking Cruz on those terms puts to risk the "accomplishments" Obama has made in office. They are, after all, in the same or similar boat. I do believe Cruz can win this election, but not using the campaign advice he is currently following. If he continues to insult the intelligence of the conservative base, he'll hand the primary to Trump for certain.