Lion Heart 15,041 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is expected to announce on Monday he will run for president in 2016 -- making him the first candidate to formally enter the race, Fox News confirms. Cruz is expected to make the announcement during a speech at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. He is expected to start his campaign immediately rather than launch an exploratory committee, which many do as a precursor to a campaign. The move, some say, is expected to send a strong signal that his is ready to run. Other candidates who have been rumored to run for the GOP nomination include former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; Florida Sen. Marco Rubio; and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. Following the announcement, Cruz is slated to speak with Fox News’ Sean Hannity in an exclusive interview. Cruz, 44, who has made headlines for his conservative stance on immigration, has gone after other Republicans for their more moderate views. In recent weeks, Cruz has already come under fire over his own citizenship. Two former Justice Department lawyers said last week there is no doubt the Canadian-born senator is eligible to run for the White House. "There is no question that Senator Cruz has been a citizen from birth and is thus a 'natural born Citizen' within the meaning of the Constitution," Neal Katyal, acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, and Paul Clemente, solicitor general in the President George W. Bush administration, wrote in a joint article. Anti-Cruz "birthers" challenged his citizenship status because he was born in Canada. However, two years ago, Cruz released his birth certificate showing his mother was a U.S. citizen born in Delaware, presumably satisfying the requirements for presidential eligibility as a "natural born citizen." Last month, Cruz addressed the citizenship issue during a question-and-answer session with moderator Hannity at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “I was born in Calgary. My mother was an American citizen by birth,” Cruz said. “Under federal law, that made me an American citizen by birth. The Constitution requires that you be a natural-born citizen.” With a little more than a year and half to go before the 2016 election, speculation is heating up that several presidential contenders will soon officially throw their hats into the ring. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who enjoys a wide lead among potential Democratic candidates despite the recent uproar over her use of a personal email account while leading the State Department, is expected to announce her candidacy next month. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/22/sen-ted-cruz-to-announce-plans-for-presidential-bid/?intcmp=latestnews Daily reminder that Senator Ted Cruz is a climate change denier AND he oversees NASA as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space. Climate change denial: 3:30 mark CRUZ: I just came back from New Hampshire where there’s snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data. And many of the alarmists on global warming, they’ve got a problem because the science doesn’t back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there’s been zero warming, none whatsoever. It’s why, you remember how it used to be called global warming, and then magically the theory changed to climate change? MEYERS: Sure. CRUZ: The reason is, it wasn’t warming. But the computer models still say it is, except the satellites show it’s not. Will you support Ted Cruz? Discuss EDIT: ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro 8,438 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 How can he run if he was born in Canada? I know his parents are from Delaware, but does it still count? I never knew it would qualify til now. Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Please, no. He... is someone I don't want to see as President but I swear if my fellow Latino brethren and sistren vote for him just because his last name is Cruz and because he's Latino, I swear to God, I will have a HeiferSiss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 How can he run if he was born in Canada? I know his parents are from Delaware, but does it still count? I never knew it would qualify til now. Yes it does still count all because of McCain. McCain was not born on American soil because his parents were military folk in Panama, I think, but he found the loophole that Cruz is using to become a presidential candidate. Then we got birthers on the other side who say Obama shouldn't have become preisdent because he wasn't born in the States Even if that were the case, his mom's American but these civilians, I swear The hypocritical shade of it all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman 4,660 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Al Gore teas. I'm gonna try to keep up with the election because this is the first presidential election, which I'm able to vote. I'm kind of excited yet nervous. I just really want to know what's going on for once by the time I vote! It's science, bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 How can he run if he was born in Canada? I know his parents are from Delaware, but does it still count? Yes if one of your parents is a naturally born US citizen at the time of your birth, then you are a US Citizen. In many circumstances, even though a child is born outside the United States, if at least one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of the child's birth, the child automatically "acquires" citizenship. When this child marries and has children, those children may also acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/us-citizenship-birth-parents-29750.html ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,768 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 UGH, this IDIOT. I was hoping he couldn't run because he is Canadian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainiac 11,171 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 "Climate change denier" Right there I already know that he's an idiot. A Republican better not win in 2016. That's all I have to say about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
socotra 3,357 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 He and McConnell are the two politicians I'm truly repulsed by. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,768 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Please, no. He... is someone I don't want to see as President but I swear if my fellow Latino brethren and sistren vote for him just because his last name is Cruz and because he's Latino, I swear to God, I will have a HeiferSiss That's what will happen. Just like a lot of blacks went out to vote for Obama. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Is this just a bid within the Republican party? Not a national campaign? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,768 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 The joke just writes itself though, the "birth certificate" jokes are already here lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 That's what will happen. Just like a lot of blacks went out to vote for Obama. That's what I fear so much. You can't just be for someone just because they are your same ethnicity. At least Obama was a better choice than McCain and Romney in my opinion. A lot of the Latino's I know when they found out Romney has family in Mexico were all for Romney when one second they couldn't stand him Hillary better run for President because I just don't see any candidates who will benefit this country as much as Hillary. I mean, Ted Cruz? Really? To me, Hillary is just the better choice so far. I mean, if John Kerry were to run, I would prefer him but Hillary, she's my spirit animal this election season I'm rooting for ha #Hillary2K16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTommyBitch 12,640 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Please Hilary come through 私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MahoganySnitch 67 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Please, no. He... is someone I don't want to see as President but I swear if my fellow Latino brethren and sistren vote for him just because his last name is Cruz and because he's Latino, I swear to God, I will have a HeiferSiss I can see the banners now. VOTA CRUZ 2016. Oh god. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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