Friday, February 12, 2016
Thanks, Ralph 377
The 'natural born' business in the old Constitution probably wasn't meant to be permanent; it was meant to keep Canadian loyalists from sneaking in agents to undo the 1776 revolution. If we had been ACTUALLY USING the old Constitution, we would have amended it out long ago.
It stayed because we stopped using the Constitution in 1861, and because both "parties" found it convenient as a way to throw mud at the opposing "party" without real legal action. Among recent candidates, genuine use of the law would have eliminated George Romney, McCain and Obama.
Now we have a threat of genuine use by Trump against Cruz, and this case is just as clear-cut as George Romney. Cruz was born in Canada, one parent was Canadian, and his parents weren't serving in the military or vacationing. He was a Canadian citizen, just like the agents that the framers wanted to stop.
The Rs now have to stand back and watch while the candidate they HATE proceeds to eliminate the candidate they LOVE, and it's all LEGAL AND PROPER.
Too fucking bad. Both of you "parties" had 200 years to eliminate that obsolete law, and you chose to keep it so you could play illegal games. Now your game finally pukes back on you. HA HA HA.
Thanks, Ralph.
Labels: Emersonian justice
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