**** Elections thread *****

[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/