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Trump threatens to sue Cruz for 'not being a natural born citizen'
CNN ^ | 02/12/2016 | Eugene Scott

Posted on 02/12/2016 12:57:13 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

Someone said that an opposing candidate does not have standing to sue. I support Trump, so I’m not operating from TDS. It had to do with the injury being to the state electors, I think. I can’t quite remember. I’d have to find it again.

I think a state has to sue if they’re not permitted to keep an ineligible off their ballot.


161 posted on 02/12/2016 3:41:15 PM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Durbin

no, his IQ is less than 90 guaranteed.


162 posted on 02/12/2016 3:45:25 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again (Amazon Best Seller))
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To: CA Conservative

if he worried about his cred, he would have stopped posting years ago.


163 posted on 02/12/2016 3:45:25 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again (Amazon Best Seller))
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To: shelterguy

he’s very comfortable with what the Daily Kos and Huff Po believe in actually....


164 posted on 02/12/2016 3:45:25 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again (Amazon Best Seller))
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To: mbrfl

I bet Univision came out just fine. Really amazing that the new definition of alpha male around here is someone with his lawyers on speed dial.


165 posted on 02/12/2016 3:45:25 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again (Amazon Best Seller))
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Neither of us know the details of the deal. What do you expect a businessman who’s an alpha-male as you put it, to do to get certain things done? Lawyers are a necessity in that environment. What did you expect he would do in a breach of contract situation, or were you just talking without thinking again?


166 posted on 02/12/2016 3:49:39 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Congrats on making the Mark Levin show!


167 posted on 02/12/2016 3:50:09 PM PST by MUDDOG
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Do you expect people to take you seriously with statements like that or do you just like starting flame wars? Isn’t that what you claim to dislike about Trump, his immature tone? And then you make absurd comments like this.


168 posted on 02/12/2016 3:51:53 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: SeekAndFind
Trump HAS the standing to file this lawsuit.

Why do you think that?

169 posted on 02/12/2016 3:57:27 PM PST by Jim Noble (I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone, and I won't question what or when or why when I'm gon)
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To: kabar

There are no Constitutional issues involved in “running for President”.


170 posted on 02/12/2016 3:58:42 PM PST by Jim Noble (I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone, and I won't question what or when or why when I'm gon)
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To: Jim Noble

The term “Standing” means for the ability of a party to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged to support that party’s participation in the case.

Trump should be able to demonstrate that his election and vote can be affected by a person who is not even eligible to run for President, since they are both running for the nomination.


171 posted on 02/12/2016 3:59:34 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Jim Noble

RE: There are no Constitutional issues involved in “running for President”.

Several if the person running is to be the nominee — You must be 35 years of age at least, and you must be a natural born citizen of the United States.

The latter is the issue with Cruz.


172 posted on 02/12/2016 4:00:54 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
a person who is not even eligible to run for President

There are no Constitutional limits on "running for President", the Constitution does not even recognize the electoral method of appointing electors, much less the process of "running for President".

173 posted on 02/12/2016 4:02:11 PM PST by Jim Noble (I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone, and I won't question what or when or why when I'm gon)
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To: SeekAndFind
The Constitution does not recognize "being nominated" any more than it recognizes "running for President".

None of this has any legal or Constitutional significance until the Electoral College meets in December 2016.

174 posted on 02/12/2016 4:03:57 PM PST by Jim Noble (I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone, and I won't question what or when or why when I'm gon)
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To: Jim Noble
the Constitution does not even recognize the electoral method of appointing electors, much less the process of "running for President".

True. Most people don't realize that according to the Constitution, a state could choose electors by picking the first "x" number of names from the phone book if they wanted. The only thing the Constitution says about it is that it is up to the state legislature to determine the method for selecting electors to the Electoral College.

175 posted on 02/12/2016 4:05:21 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: napscoordinator; CA Conservative
>>Your intelligence is overwhelming.

Seems to be more overwhelming than your definition of conservatism... which is____________________________?

{ crickets crickets crickets }

BTW, Did'ya catch this article on Brietbart?

"Trump won't be able to trump Cruz on conservatism. So now he's making clear that he isn't running a conservative campaign - he's running a nationalist and populist campaign. His enemies include both Republicans and conservatives"
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/02/11/cruz-knocks-trump-as-non-conservative-trump-admits-it/

 

RutRoh!

Guess that kinda dampens the glee in mudville ehh?

BTW --

[Playing Trump]

Kid #1: Look what I got It's the Donald Trump action figure.
Kid #2: No way that's yuuuuuge! - what does it do?
Kid #1: He pretends to be a Republican....
{ all the kids laugh }

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onUaRyvfv1A


Best laugh of the day - thanks again for pointing that out!


176 posted on 02/12/2016 4:08:37 PM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: Cboldt
No proportion, hypothetically give ALL the votes to candidate B, then to candidate C, and so on. If none of those hypoithetical arrangements affect the outcome, the election was valid.

Go for it. Let us know how it works.

177 posted on 02/12/2016 4:19:40 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: HLPhat
he's running a nationalist and populist campaign. His enemies include both Republicans and conservatives"

That's why I support him.

178 posted on 02/12/2016 4:21:39 PM PST by Jim Noble (I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone, and I won't question what or when or why when I'm gon)
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To: DoodleDawg
I'm just summarizing how the courts have handled cases that have come before.

i can't "go for it," I'm not on any ballot. Sorry (for my self, not apologizing to you) I mistook you for good faith. Lesson learned.

179 posted on 02/12/2016 4:29:15 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt
I'm just summarizing how the courts have handled cases that have come before.

There hasn't been a case like this before. All the Obama Birther cases got tossed due to lack of standing.

180 posted on 02/12/2016 4:30:51 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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