joe biteme's list would be "put Diana Ross back as front singer."
Posted on 09/09/2020 2:10:34 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Is Cruz an attorney? Do you have to be to be confirmed?
“Is Cruz an attorney? Do you have to be to be confirmed?”
Cruz is an attorney.
You don’t have to be an attorney for SCOTUS.
Awesome!
Mark Levin manages to put on a daily radio show along with a weekly TV interview program. He’s published several books and is in lockstep with the constitution. Plus he’s hilarious.
Cruz has an issue deciphering Founder intent on NBC.
No thanks.
We know Roberts can be manipulated/blackmailed, at least by libs, but presumably by the highest bidder. Maybe he could be convinced to go away.
How ‘bout Mark Levin.
Get off the witness stand, ya big dope!!!
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The confirmation hearings would be exquisite fun.
President then takes a number of insulting questions from reporters saying he misled the public, and he doesn’t challenge the premise at all. Why not start by saying, “I don’t mislead the public.”
Hahahahaha I was fishing around for the correct verbiage, and you nailed it!
Heh, you're on a roll with that post...:)
“ya....let’s vote for Biden.....”
You shouldn’t post drunk or stupid. NO one was talking about voting for anyone.
That may be your definition of “natural born citizen”, but it is not so stipulated in the Constitution, which does not define the term. Leaving the matter to the discretion of Congress.
The operative law being 8 USC 1401 “(g)a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years:”
Yeah, someone could challenge that and it would go to SCOTUS, but a plain-language reading seems rather dispositive.
Your reading comprehension sucks. I never talked about qualifications.
>>The one under the nose looking for moisture from breathing, or the one where you have no reflection?<<
Good point.
“That may be your definition of “natural born citizen”, but it is not so stipulated in the Constitution, which does not define the term. Leaving the matter to the discretion of Congress.”
At the time the phrase was written, the phrase was known. So, no, it was not up to interpretation.
joe biteme's list would be "put Diana Ross back as front singer."
Levin would be a magnificent justice, but he has had some health issues.
Whatever makes you happy.
Cruz would be a superb SC justice pick - that’s one guy I’d never need to worry about backsliding or betraying conservatives. We need outspoken right-wing activists on the court - I’ve had enough of the “strict textualist” BS.
His mother is (was?) a US citizen.
Opinions, for the most part, concur that Cruz is eligible to serve as President of the United States; most constitutional scholars surveyed by Politico believe that he is eligible, and "a small, but vocal group" has issued challenges that he is not. According to a memo from the Congressional Research Service, "The weight of scholarly legal and historical opinion appears to support the notion that 'natural born Citizen' means one who is entitled under the Constitution or laws of the United States to U.S. citizenship 'at birth' or 'by birth,' including... those born abroad of one citizen parent who has met U.S. residency requirements."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz_2016_presidential_campaign#Eligibility
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born-citizen_clause
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