It's nice to know that the birthers won't go away merely because Barack Hussein Obama is finally going to end his illegal eight-year occupation of the White House in January 2017. Now that they've studied up a whole lot on what they think is the incontrovertible law of the United States of America, they've decided that four of the guys riding the 2016 GOP clown car may also be ineligible to be president because they're
No mention of Cruz, born in Canada and lived there for the next four years? To me, saying that he's American is a real stretch. Regardless, none of these GOPers will even get my vote. After watching the Republicans and their behavior towards the duly-elected President, I'm convinced that they are a corrupt and duplicitous organization, incapable of leading. Their only specialty is obstruction.
So let me get this straight: the offspring of immigrants cannot be classified as "natural born Americans." (Henceforth to be referred to as NBA.) OK, got it. Parental status is critical, according to this interpretation of Article 2, Section 1. Only the children of "natural-born Americans" can be classified as NBA and therefore meet the eligibility criteria for President of the US.
Now if, as the birthers argue, the status of the parents is definitive, then can any children of these non-NBA Americans (NNBA) be accurately classified as being "natural-born Americans"? Per the birther standard the answer would be no.
And if these second-generation children do not qualify as NBA (because their parents weren't NBA, and remember, parental status is critical in this interpretation), then can the third generation be NBA? Again, the answer is no.
The fourth generation? No. (Reason: Parents did not meet NBA criteria.)The fifth generation? No. (Reason: Parents did not meet NBA criteria.)The sixth generation? No. (Reason: Parents did not meet NBA criteria.)The seventh generation (which will be awesome, assuming we even get there)? No. (Reason: Parents did not meet NBA criteria.) Eligible - no, but sustainable - yes.
So, who can be regarded as a "natural-born American" per the birther standard? Anyone?
Answer: No one. Not only is the current President ineligible to hold the office according to this argument, so were his 43 predecessors. Basically, the Executive Branch (and by extension, the entire Federal Government of the United States of America) has been out of compliance with the US Constitution since March 4, 1789. Wake Up, Sheeple!
Why am I not surprised the author and respondents have skewed the definition of Natural Born Citizen? Both parents must be Citizens at the time of their child's birth and the child born in the nation they are citizens of for their child to be a Natural Born Citizen.
Ted Cruz is not eligible for TWO reasons, his foreign father and his foreign soil birth, either of these alone makes him ineligible just as Obama's foreign father makes him ineligible.
Both parents must be American Citizens at the time of their child's birth and that child must be born on American soil for their child to be a Natural Born American Citizen. The foreign citizen Fathers of Obama, Cruz, Rubio, Jindal, Romney and Santorum make them ineligible regardless of where they were born.
Yes it goes "Hail to the chief de da da da da da something".
Ssssh!!!
Only 14/15 here. WHY did I pick Charles Finney over Jonathan Edwards?!?
No mention of Cruz, born in Canada and lived there for the next four years? To me, saying that he's American is a real stretch. Regardless, none of these GOPers will even get my vote. After watching the Republicans and their behavior towards the duly-elected President, I'm convinced that they are a corrupt and duplicitous organization, incapable of leading. Their only specialty is obstruction.
I'd like to think that little Bobby Brady would be a lot smarter than a box of rocks. Jindal doesn't seem to be so.
It's all about loyalty, man. How can papists claim to be true blue 1000% loyal Americans?
So let me get this straight: the offspring of immigrants cannot be classified as "natural born Americans." (Henceforth to be referred to as NBA.) OK, got it. Parental status is critical, according to this interpretation of Article 2, Section 1. Only the children of "natural-born Americans" can be classified as NBA and therefore meet the eligibility criteria for President of the US.
Now if, as the birthers argue, the status of the parents is definitive, then can any children of these non-NBA Americans (NNBA) be accurately classified as being "natural-born Americans"? Per the birther standard the answer would be no.
And if these second-generation children do not qualify as NBA (because their parents weren't NBA, and remember, parental status is critical in this interpretation), then can the third generation be NBA? Again, the answer is no.
The fourth generation? No. (Reason: Parents did not meet NBA criteria.)The fifth generation? No. (Reason: Parents did not meet NBA criteria.)The sixth generation? No. (Reason: Parents did not meet NBA criteria.)The seventh generation (which will be awesome, assuming we even get there)? No. (Reason: Parents did not meet NBA criteria.) Eligible - no, but sustainable - yes.
So, who can be regarded as a "natural-born American" per the birther standard? Anyone?
Answer: No one. Not only is the current President ineligible to hold the office according to this argument, so were his 43 predecessors. Basically, the Executive Branch (and by extension, the entire Federal Government of the United States of America) has been out of compliance with the US Constitution since March 4, 1789. Wake Up, Sheeple!
Why am I not surprised the author and respondents have skewed the definition of Natural Born Citizen? Both parents must be Citizens at the time of their child's birth and the child born in the nation they are citizens of for their child to be a Natural Born Citizen.
It's quite simple
Ted Cruz is not eligible for TWO reasons, his foreign father and his foreign soil birth, either of these alone makes him ineligible just as Obama's foreign father makes him ineligible.
John McCain is ineligible as well
Both parents must be American Citizens at the time of their child's birth and that child must be born on American soil for their child to be a Natural Born American Citizen. The foreign citizen Fathers of Obama, Cruz, Rubio, Jindal, Romney and Santorum make them ineligible regardless of where they were born.
A picture is worth 1,000 words
Simple
The Founders were exempt
Get it?