Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Eligibility

It is often argued what does the constitution remark as being a proper natural born citizen. It has caused many problems, recently however, in the presidency. Donald Trump brought it up when President Obama was near the end of his campaign arguing that Obama was not a natural born citizen. Now Presidential candidate Trump raises the same exact argument against Presidential candidate Ted Cruz arguing that he was born in Canada but since one of his parents are from the United States and since he immediately came to the United States that he is considered a natural born citizen and thus eligible to run for President. The constitution is very interpretive with how it can be understood with what passes as natural born vs. ineligible. However, I often wonder if the first amendment takes precedence sometimes over the others in that idea of free speech. I wonder if someone can run for president because they believe that as a citizen of America that they should have their voices heard whether that be by one person or the entire country. Ted Cruz wants his voice heard   and is thus running for president so it is pondered if even if he isn't natural born that perhaps it can be override. Especially, it must be considered that times are changing and that the people of america typically aren't as concerned with the idea of being born in america or even being a natural born citizen. Very recently, in turn, it was officially determined that Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen and thus he is very eligible for president.

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