LiveWire

This is not going to be an issue, despite so many people wishing it were. If there was a hope this could be used to frighten delegates away from Cruz, it’s a nonstarter.

Via Weekly Standard.

Remember the new birtherism? That Ted Cruz might not be eligible to become president under the constitutional definition of “natural born citizen”? Ha. Of course you don’t. In 2016, it’s only news if it happened in the last couple of seconds.

But for anyone willing to revisit the last couple of months, multiple state courts have rejected or ruled against petitioners claiming that the Canadian-born Cuban-American senator could not legally become our first Canadian-born Cuban-American commander in chief. (Cruz’s mother was born in Delaware.) The lawsuits have aimed to keep Cruz off the ballot.

Relevant to upcoming primary dates, a New Jersey judge decided Tuesday that his state’s voters will have the opportunity to check the box for Cruz come June 7.

“While absolute certainty as to this issue is only available to those who actually sat in Philadelphia and themselves thought on the issue, having weighed the arguments as they are presented by those trying to understand the Framers’ intent, I conclude that the more persuasive legal analysis is that such a child, born of a citizen-father, citizen-mother, or both, is indeed a “natural born Citizen” within the contemplation of the Constitution,” Administrative Law Judge Jeff Masin wrote. His ruling goes to the New Jersey secretary of state, Kim Guadagno, who has the right to adopt, modify or reject it within 45 days. Guadagno is also lieutenant governor to Chris Christie.

***************************************************