[cynwoody]

In his emails to the Guardian, Tribe discussed Cruz’s own approach to constitutional issues, noting that under “the kind of judge Cruz says he admires and would appoint to the supreme court - an ‘originalist’ who claims to be bound by the historical meaning of the constitution’s terms at the time of their adoption - Cruz wouldn’t be eligible because the legal principles that prevailed in the 1780s and 90s required that someone be born on US soil to be a “natural born citizen.”

Please be aware that Laurence Tribe is a big Lefty.

[Duchess47]

Please be aware that Laurence Tribe is a big Lefty...

I don’t understand this argument. Cruz used the same at the debate. Because he is a “lefty” then anything he states is wrong? He is a constitutional law professor.

If professors are to be rated on their politics and only conservative professors can possibly be right, there are millions of people working as doctors and lawyers with a subpar education. The politics of the teacher does not have any bearing on the subject matter.

Tribe does believe in a “living” constitution apparently and even so doubts Cruz’s eligibility. The tendency to discount the messenger based on his politics rather than his message is very short sighted and narrow minded.