**** Elections thread *****

[spoonitnow]

Cruz isn't eligible to be president https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...html?tid=sm_fb

[wufwugy]

Cruz isn't eligible to be president https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...html?tid=sm_fb

here's what would happen

cruz's eligibility won't be challenged in court (lack of standing among plaintiffs). if he's president-elect, congress then has an avenue to challenge him. given that cruz is president-elect at this point, it's of the highest probability that the gop has a majority, and under no circumstances will they deny their guy presidency. even if the dems had majorities, they still would not deny an elected president the office. the electoral blowback would be ungodly. even if SCOTUS were to rule on it and even if the guy in your article is correct, SCOTUS would still rule in favor of cruz because SCOTUS is at its core an arm of the mood of the country (since its judicial review power depends upon it being thought of as legitimate).

cruz's canadian birth is about as much a non-issue as it gets. politically, it may be a problem simply because some people think it's a problem. however, if cruz gets elected, there is no chance he gets denied on eligibility.

[spoonitnow]

here's what would happen

cruz's eligibility won't be challenged in court (lack of standing among plaintiffs). if he's president-elect, congress then has an avenue to challenge him. given that cruz is president-elect at this point, it's of the highest probability that the gop has a majority, and under no circumstances will they deny their guy presidency. even if the dems had majorities, they still would not deny an elected president the office. the electoral blowback would be ungodly. even if SCOTUS were to rule on it and even if the guy in your article is correct, SCOTUS would still rule in favor of cruz because SCOTUS is at its core an arm of the mood of the country (since its judicial review power depends upon it being thought of as legitimate).

cruz's canadian birth is about as much a non-issue as it gets. politically, it may be a problem simply because some people think it's a problem. however, if cruz gets elected, there is no chance he gets denied on eligibility.

Don't be so sure. John McCain is piling on: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...for-president/

[wufwugy]

Don't be so sure. John McCain is piling on: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...for-president/

they would for sure try to stop him from being nominated, but 90% of their attitudes would change if he was the nominee, and 100% would change if he was president-elect.

the same guys who hate cruz right now would rally behind him and say how much they always loved him if he actually won the election. it has to do with things like how their dislike of cruz has largely to do with thinking he's not electable (but if he gets elected that reason goes away) and that campaigns are really hard and most others wouldnt want to do it again and every republican congressman would have heightened awareness that if they were to do it over they would be potentially throwing away an already confirmed win.

they dont want cruz or trump to be the nominee, but they will support them full-throated if one of them is the nominee and especially if one is president-elect.