I don’t know if truth enters into this discussion but the truth is that Ted Cruz holds none of the Canadian opinions that seem to annoy Americans (neither do I and I live here in the socialist paradise to your north).
I am absolutely sure he does not want to hug trees, embrace Syrian refugees or cheer for Nickelback. Neither do I.
So the point is a narrow legal point, not some dramatic revelation about hidden values.
Ted Cruz is simply not a Canadian. The question about whether he is a “real” American is of course for you to decide, but it seems ironic to me that the only person willing to stand up for your constitution is then disqualified by it. Perhaps just being born there is not the only point that is important. Perhaps wanting to be there is more significant than where you started out.
However, carry on, this should kill off what’s left of the tourist industry.
“However, carry on, this should kill off what’s left of the tourist industry.”
No one commenting on FR is likely to have any say in the matter whatsoever, it is however likely to wind up for some court to decide and there is no telling which way that court may rule. It mainly depends on just what court might get a shot at it. The reality is that Cruz is certainly not a natural born citizen according to the intent of the founders and the accepted definition at the time the constitution was written. On the other hand the only judges I could name off the top of my head who really care what the founders intended would be Thomas and Scalia. Anyone who thinks I am shilling for Trump would be sorely mistaken, I don’t have great confidence in anyone who is running but I am leaning more and more toward Cruz, Trump does scare me in many ways and I can’t name anyone else who is in the race who is worth going the mile and a half from here to the polling place.