President TED CRUZ - expert at "Lawyer's Lies"

Presenting President TED CRUZ

It seems, in the debate, Ted Cruz demonstrated a "Lawyer's Lie" - the use of scrambled facts to distract from the real issue. In this case, the fact the Trump is correct, Cruz would NOT BE ELIGIBLE to assume office of POTUS; trump suggested Cruz for VP slot - again not eligible; but as VP, any legal battles would not directly affect the election, and if Cruz was victorious, he could run for POTUS office at a later date.

FIVE STARS to DONALD TRUMP for reading the book ["President Ted Cruz: The 2016 Election and America's Future"] and learning the relevant law.

Given the context, in stating this, Cruz actually lied by telling the truth: "Under longstanding U.S. law, the child of a U.S. citizen born abroad is a natural-born citizen."

The lie is slit: if born on foreign soil to two American parents assigned there by the government or an American corporation in the normal course of business, the child is deemed "natural-born".

Cruz then gives examples:
1: "If a soldier has a child abroad, that child is a natural-born citizen. That's why John McCain, even though he was born in Panama, was eligible to run for president." BOTH of McCain's parents were American, and his father was an officer on Panama Canal military base. Had he been a combat soldier and foreign-national woman, the child would be citizen same way Cruz became one; NATURALIZED BY INHERITANCE, A STATUS THAT IS APPLIED FOR UNDER THE NATURALIZATION LAWS.

Again, a misrepresentation by Cruz: "If an American missionary has a child abroad, that child is a natural-born citizen. That's why George Romney, Mitt's dad, was eligible to run for president, even though he was born in Mexico." BOTH parents American, in Mexico as Morman missionaries in the normal course of church business.

As Cruz said: "At the end of the day, the legal issue is quite straightforward, " then Cruz turns from law into distraction and concludes, "but I would note that the BIRTHER theories that Donald has been relying on -- some of the more extreme ones insist that you must not only be born on U.S. soil but have two parents born on U.S. soil." This is a British concept from 1754, it has no relevance, especially in the context of next assertion and the 7th POTUS, Andrew Jackson.

Cruz factually stated conclusion, based on falsely inferred interpretation of irrelevant definition of "natural-born" (even British discarded it a few years later): "Under that theory, not only would I be disqualified, Marco Rubio would be disqualified, Bobby Jindal would be disqualified and, interestingly enough, Donald J. Trump would be disqualified.
"Because -- because Donald's mother was born in Scotland. She was naturalized. Now, Donald..."

TRUMP correctly responds: "But I was born here."

The factual application is with Trump. BOTH of Andrew Jackson's parents were born in Ireland, based upon Cruz's fallacious assertion, as the 7th POTUS at a time when everyone knew what natural-born meant, Jackson should have been ineligible; that renders all his actions illegal, and a large chunk of the modern USA, which he annexed, is therefore not American property; any laws he signed are invalid and decisions or rulings based on them are therefore invalid.

CRUZ, being consistent with the "Lawyer's Lie" then dismisses his own argument: "... on the issue of citizenship, Donald, I'm not going to use your mother's birth against you."

TRUMP 's response is correct: "OK, good. Because it wouldn't work."

CRUZ then uses his acknowledgment to include himself (one who is ineligible) with those to whom the example he gave was made irrelevant based upon the reality of the Jackson Administration: "You're an American, as is everybody else on this stage,..."

The ability of a great deceiver of men to do the job is delightful to watch. Cruz is the anointed king of deceivers.