Becoming President of the United States is no easy task. While it is one of the top honors a person can have, it requires superior knowledge about government and the legal system. Several people run for president but only one can be elected. In the upcoming 2016 election, Ted Cruz is one of the candidates running for office. To some, he is seen as a controversial applicant because he was born outside of the United States. Because of this, many people speculate that he is not eligible for presidency. In the U.S. Constitution, one of the requirements is being a “natural born” citizen. To several people, the term “natural” means being born in the United States. Theoretically, he was considered a citizen at the time of his birth because his mother did retain citizenship. In the essay “Yes, Ted Cruz is a ‘natural born’ citizen,” Jonathan Adler states several reasons why Ted Cruz is and should still be considered a natural born citizen.
In the Constitution under Article II Section I, it states that people do not have to be born within the borders to be considered a natural born citizen. In Adler’s essay, he starts off by stating the direct quote from the Constitution that is the cause of this dispute:
“No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be …show more content…
citizen. Adler also writes “While some constitutional issues are truly difficult, with framing-era sources either nonexistent or contradictory, here, the relevant materials clearly indicate that a “natural born Citizen” means a citizen from birth with no need to go through naturalization proceedings...” Because of Cruz being a United States citizen at birth, he did not need to be naturalized or gain citizenship to enter the U.S. Jonathan Adler concludes his essay by saying that Ted Cruz is, with no doubt, eligible to run for
In the Constitution under Article II Section I, it states that people do not have to be born within the borders to be considered a natural born citizen. In Adler’s essay, he starts off by stating the direct quote from the Constitution that is the cause of this dispute:
“No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be …show more content…
citizen. Adler also writes “While some constitutional issues are truly difficult, with framing-era sources either nonexistent or contradictory, here, the relevant materials clearly indicate that a “natural born Citizen” means a citizen from birth with no need to go through naturalization proceedings...” Because of Cruz being a United States citizen at birth, he did not need to be naturalized or gain citizenship to enter the U.S. Jonathan Adler concludes his essay by saying that Ted Cruz is, with no doubt, eligible to run for