• FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]
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        8 months ago

        Cruz has an American citizen mother and got his birth certificate instantly when he was born. He was never naturalized, nor did he need to be.

    • RNAi [he/him]
      hexagon
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      9 months ago

      Dang it, I briefly hoped my country not being the world's worst buffoon ancaptain

    • carpoftruth [any, any]
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      8 months ago

      He can stage a rebirth in VR and emerge from an AI generated anime character's womb before rapidly aging into an adult avatar. Boom, done. This is a one line of dialogue fix here people.

    • crusa187@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      This isn’t true, the 14th amendment clearly states naturalized citizens are equal. This very matter is being challenged in the courts now, and hopefully this will be their interpretation. Naturalized citizens shouldn’t be treated as a lesser class, and that’s precisely what the equal protection clause in the 14th is about.

      • FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]
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        8 months ago

        No non natural born citizen has been president and no challenge has been successful yet. It's a strong argument but that's all it is until a challenge successful.

        • crusa187@lemmy.ml
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          8 months ago

          Yes, and it’s super unclear which way the Roberts court will swing on this one. Staying tuned.