Sounds like the fear over a Ted Cruz victory is palpable
among some high profile (rich) Democrats.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas lawyer has filed the first
suit seeking clarification on whether Republican candidate Ted Cruz is eligible
to be president because he was born in Canada.
Newton Schwartz, 85, of Houston also cited Cruz's
stance on issues such as abortion rights, gay marriage and the Bible in a
27-page argument against the Texas senator's eligibility.
Billionaire Donald Trump, the front-runner in the
Republican presidential race, has repeatedly questioned whether Cruz is
eligible and warned he could be sued, throwing the party into chaos and handing
the election to the Democrats.
A lawyer in Boston who reviewed the suit and who
generally believes Cruz's eligibility should be questioned said the suit was
"defective" and would most likely be thrown out.
Schwartz's suit, which cites a "crescendo" of
questions over the matter, was filed on Thursday in federal court in the
Southern District of Texas. It is a class action, meaning other people can
join, and it requests that a court rule on the issue before November's
presidential election.
"If I lose the suit that’s fine, he’s eligible,
but if he’s elected and he’s determined to be ineligible after the election,
that would cause massive confusion," Schwartz, a self-described liberal,
said.
I am confused as to what Cruz’s stance on “abortion rights,
gay marriage and the Bible…” have to do with this eligibility, but at least we
know this ‘natural born citizen’ stuff is a ruse. As the article goes on to say,
both John McCain and George Romney were born outside the United States.
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