Showing posts with label Ted Cruz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ted Cruz. Show all posts
Saturday, March 12, 2016
The Only Way to Stop Trump
It's probably too late for Republicans to keep Donald Trump from getting the Republican presidential nomination. There is a remote possibility that Gov. John R. Kasich could defeat Trump if Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz dropped out and threw their support to Kasich.
Neither Rubio nor Cruz has any chance of winning the nomination. They appeal to only a portion of Republicans with little chance of appealing to those Republicans who don't call the selves "conservatives". Many of the people who are voting for Trump are only doing so because they don't want Cruz or Rubio and Trump is the only other Republican with a chance to win the nomination.
If Cruz and Rubio drop out the voters who are supporting Trump as the least of the three "evils" might switch to Kasich If there are enough Republicans in this category, Kasich might be able to compete with Trump.
Perhaps Rubio and Cruz could be bought off with promises of positions in a Kasich administration. Rubio is a plausible vice presidential running mate. Cruz could be offered the Attorney General position
with a secret promise of a Supreme Court nomination late in the administration.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Republicans Who Don't Want Trump Need a Viable Alternate Candidate
Those Republicans who don't want Donald Trump need a better
alternative candidate than either member of the Cuban junior
varsity.
Neither Senator Ted Cruz nor Senator Marco Rubio can win in November. Cruz and his supporters aren't even smart enough to realize that he isn't eligible to be president. Rubio might be a viable candidate when he grows up, but right now he's just an inexperienced virtual political child. Their only appeal is to Republican true believers who don't understand that most people don't share their simplistic view of political reality.
The Republican Party is a minority party and must attract Democrats and Independents to win. Cruz and Rubio can't attract Independents or Democrats. The only thing they can do is attract enough Republicans to keep Trump's competitors from winning enough votes to compete. If they had stayed out of the race it is very possible that one or two of the governors would have been competitive with Trump. Some of those who want a candidate outside of politics might be supporting Dr. Ben Carson or Carly Fiorina if they hadn't been stuck at the back of the pack because they couldn't pass the Cubans.
Trump is winning because the Cubans have eliminated his competition. Those who would have voted for the other candidates have switched to Trump as it has become apparent the other candidates cannot win. Trump is also winning because people recognize he is a leader who is larger than life. He's the only presidential candidate since President Ronald Reagan who is larger than life. Being larger than life refers to a person's personality. Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon were larger than life in spite of their flaws.
Trump's opponents may have waited too long to stop him. The longer they wait the lower their chances of stopping Trump. Chris Christie and Jeb Bush may be the only ones who have enough name recognition to have a chance.
Cruz is a naturalized citizen because his citizenship come from naturalization law. He did not become a citizen by being born. He became a citizen because his parents met the conditions necessary to have a child become a naturalized citizen.
A natural born citizen automatically and unconditionally becomes a citizen at birth if the birth occurs in the United States. Consider the following examples. A Mexican woman crosses the border into Arizona. Fifteen yards into Arizona she gives birth. They child would be a citizen because it was born in the U.S. In a Los Angeles hospital an Iraqi woman gives birth just before dying from wounds she received while conducting a terrorist attack. In spite of the mother's actions the child would become a citizen because it was born in the U.S.
Cruz did not automatically become a citizen at birth because his mother had to meet certain conditions to obtain citizenship for him. If she had only been 18 when he was born he could not have become a citizen. If she hadn't been married to his father he could not have become a citizen.
Neither Senator Ted Cruz nor Senator Marco Rubio can win in November. Cruz and his supporters aren't even smart enough to realize that he isn't eligible to be president. Rubio might be a viable candidate when he grows up, but right now he's just an inexperienced virtual political child. Their only appeal is to Republican true believers who don't understand that most people don't share their simplistic view of political reality.
The Republican Party is a minority party and must attract Democrats and Independents to win. Cruz and Rubio can't attract Independents or Democrats. The only thing they can do is attract enough Republicans to keep Trump's competitors from winning enough votes to compete. If they had stayed out of the race it is very possible that one or two of the governors would have been competitive with Trump. Some of those who want a candidate outside of politics might be supporting Dr. Ben Carson or Carly Fiorina if they hadn't been stuck at the back of the pack because they couldn't pass the Cubans.
Trump is winning because the Cubans have eliminated his competition. Those who would have voted for the other candidates have switched to Trump as it has become apparent the other candidates cannot win. Trump is also winning because people recognize he is a leader who is larger than life. He's the only presidential candidate since President Ronald Reagan who is larger than life. Being larger than life refers to a person's personality. Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon were larger than life in spite of their flaws.
Trump's opponents may have waited too long to stop him. The longer they wait the lower their chances of stopping Trump. Chris Christie and Jeb Bush may be the only ones who have enough name recognition to have a chance.
Cruz is a naturalized citizen because his citizenship come from naturalization law. He did not become a citizen by being born. He became a citizen because his parents met the conditions necessary to have a child become a naturalized citizen.
A natural born citizen automatically and unconditionally becomes a citizen at birth if the birth occurs in the United States. Consider the following examples. A Mexican woman crosses the border into Arizona. Fifteen yards into Arizona she gives birth. They child would be a citizen because it was born in the U.S. In a Los Angeles hospital an Iraqi woman gives birth just before dying from wounds she received while conducting a terrorist attack. In spite of the mother's actions the child would become a citizen because it was born in the U.S.
Cruz did not automatically become a citizen at birth because his mother had to meet certain conditions to obtain citizenship for him. If she had only been 18 when he was born he could not have become a citizen. If she hadn't been married to his father he could not have become a citizen.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
The Apprentice and the Presidential Island
I've never been interested in the survivor type programs,
including Donald Trump's sophisticated program "The
Apprentice", but am familiar with the basic way they
work.
"The Apprentice" provides the best model for choosing a president, but the political parties should also consider the process of "voting people off the island". On the basic "Survivor" programs contestants are divided into tribes and work together to survive in a wilderness setting. They conduct periodic votes in which individuals are gradually "voted off the island" until only one remains. On "The Apprentice" contestants are assigned business related tasks. Donald Trump, or comparable people in other countries, gradually eliminates the least productive individuals by telling them "you're fired."
Trump based his decisions on how well the individual contestants "walked the walk" rather than how well they "talked the talk." Those who want to be the U.S. CEO [i.e., president] should have to first demonstrate they can run an organization such as a major corporation or state first. Those candidates like Sen. Marco Rubio who have never run an organization should be fired or kicked off the island in the first round. Any candidate can mumble the appropriate political cliches and promise to do this, that and the other thing. Would be presidents need to demonstrate that they actually can do this, that and the other thing.
Governors should be the easiest to evaluate because their duties are similar to the president's particularly in the area of working with the legislative branch of government. Both corporate CEO's and governors can be evaluated on how well they select subordinates. For example, the New Jersey "bridgegate" scandal raises questions about how well Gov. Chris Christie selects subordinates . Voters would want to how well governors delivered on the promises that got them elected. Investors are usually interested in the profitability of a business which can depend on economic conditions. Voters should be more interested in the type of risks a CEO took while running the business. For example, did the CEO take calculated risks or take reckless chances, or perhaps just continue doing things they had always been done. Governors can also be evaluated on whether continued doing things the way they had always been done or found more effective ways to providing government services.
Democrats should have voted "Calamity" Clinton off their island long ago. Calamity has been an ongoing disaster for the Democrats since her husband began running for President. She has a history of bad decisions. Her foolish decision to represent a corrupt savings and loan before a board appointed by her husband caused the appointment of a special prosecutor who eventually charged Bill with perjury. Opposition to the health care plan she developed early in his administration helped the Republicans take control of Congress.
She had our ambassador stay in Benghazi in spite of an attack on the British ambassador's motorcade in that city in June. She seems unable to understand that she could have prevented his assassination by withdrawing him from Benghazi prior to 9/11/2012. Many American cities recognize the possibility to terrorist activity on the anniversary of the original 9/11 attack. Why didn't Clinton? Her foolish decision to use a private e-mail server while Secretary of State may have compromised national security.
"The Apprentice" provides the best model for choosing a president, but the political parties should also consider the process of "voting people off the island". On the basic "Survivor" programs contestants are divided into tribes and work together to survive in a wilderness setting. They conduct periodic votes in which individuals are gradually "voted off the island" until only one remains. On "The Apprentice" contestants are assigned business related tasks. Donald Trump, or comparable people in other countries, gradually eliminates the least productive individuals by telling them "you're fired."
Trump based his decisions on how well the individual contestants "walked the walk" rather than how well they "talked the talk." Those who want to be the U.S. CEO [i.e., president] should have to first demonstrate they can run an organization such as a major corporation or state first. Those candidates like Sen. Marco Rubio who have never run an organization should be fired or kicked off the island in the first round. Any candidate can mumble the appropriate political cliches and promise to do this, that and the other thing. Would be presidents need to demonstrate that they actually can do this, that and the other thing.
Governors should be the easiest to evaluate because their duties are similar to the president's particularly in the area of working with the legislative branch of government. Both corporate CEO's and governors can be evaluated on how well they select subordinates. For example, the New Jersey "bridgegate" scandal raises questions about how well Gov. Chris Christie selects subordinates . Voters would want to how well governors delivered on the promises that got them elected. Investors are usually interested in the profitability of a business which can depend on economic conditions. Voters should be more interested in the type of risks a CEO took while running the business. For example, did the CEO take calculated risks or take reckless chances, or perhaps just continue doing things they had always been done. Governors can also be evaluated on whether continued doing things the way they had always been done or found more effective ways to providing government services.
Democrats should have voted "Calamity" Clinton off their island long ago. Calamity has been an ongoing disaster for the Democrats since her husband began running for President. She has a history of bad decisions. Her foolish decision to represent a corrupt savings and loan before a board appointed by her husband caused the appointment of a special prosecutor who eventually charged Bill with perjury. Opposition to the health care plan she developed early in his administration helped the Republicans take control of Congress.
She had our ambassador stay in Benghazi in spite of an attack on the British ambassador's motorcade in that city in June. She seems unable to understand that she could have prevented his assassination by withdrawing him from Benghazi prior to 9/11/2012. Many American cities recognize the possibility to terrorist activity on the anniversary of the original 9/11 attack. Why didn't Clinton? Her foolish decision to use a private e-mail server while Secretary of State may have compromised national security.
Friday, February 5, 2016
9th Circuit Court Would Likely Keep Cruz Off Ballot
Those who think Sen. Ted Cruz can be elected to a job he isn't
eligible for are ignoring the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San
Francisco. If Republicans make the mistake of nominating
Cruz for President of the United States, Democrats in
California and other states will challenge his eligibility.
There's at least a 90% probability the 9th Circuit Court in
San Francisco would rule him ineligible because he is a naturalized
citizen rather than a "natural born citizen" as required by the
Constitution.
Then Republicans would have to choose whether to take a chance on the Supreme Court overturning the ruling or replace Cruz with someone else. Either way the Republican campaign would be delayed and the Democrat would be able to run unopposed for some time. Republicans would have trouble getting a campaign started.
Article 2 of the United States Constitution establishes eligibility for the office of President of the United States: "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 eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States." The 14th Amendment states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
Cruz was not born in the United States so he cannot be a "natural born citizen" of the United States. He is a naturalized citizen because his mother took advantage of a naturalization "short cut" that allows some U.S citizens to obtain citizenship for their children who are born outside the United States. This naturalization process is not automatic and is not available to all children born to U.S. citizens outside the United States. Children born in the United States are automatically citizens. The parents of children outside the United States must request the child be given citizenship and demonstrate they are eligible to obtain citizenship for their children
When Cruz was born a child could only qualify for citizenship under this provision in naturalization law if at least one citizen parent had lived in the United States for at least 10 years, including five years after the age of 14, and the parents were married to each other. Barack Obama had to provide evidence he was born in Hawaii to be a U.S. citizen. He could not have become a citizen if he had been born in Kenya because his mother had not lived in the United States the required five years after her 14th birthday. Thousands of individuals fathered by American soldiers in Vietnam could not become U.S. citizens by this procedure because their fathers were not married to their mothers.
A federal appeals court that would order states to accept same sex marriage would not hesitate to keep an ineligible presidential candidate off the ballot, particularly a candidate who would be likely to nominate Supreme Court justices who might vote to overturn the appeals court's rulings.
Then Republicans would have to choose whether to take a chance on the Supreme Court overturning the ruling or replace Cruz with someone else. Either way the Republican campaign would be delayed and the Democrat would be able to run unopposed for some time. Republicans would have trouble getting a campaign started.
Article 2 of the United States Constitution establishes eligibility for the office of President of the United States: "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 eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States." The 14th Amendment states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
Cruz was not born in the United States so he cannot be a "natural born citizen" of the United States. He is a naturalized citizen because his mother took advantage of a naturalization "short cut" that allows some U.S citizens to obtain citizenship for their children who are born outside the United States. This naturalization process is not automatic and is not available to all children born to U.S. citizens outside the United States. Children born in the United States are automatically citizens. The parents of children outside the United States must request the child be given citizenship and demonstrate they are eligible to obtain citizenship for their children
When Cruz was born a child could only qualify for citizenship under this provision in naturalization law if at least one citizen parent had lived in the United States for at least 10 years, including five years after the age of 14, and the parents were married to each other. Barack Obama had to provide evidence he was born in Hawaii to be a U.S. citizen. He could not have become a citizen if he had been born in Kenya because his mother had not lived in the United States the required five years after her 14th birthday. Thousands of individuals fathered by American soldiers in Vietnam could not become U.S. citizens by this procedure because their fathers were not married to their mothers.
A federal appeals court that would order states to accept same sex marriage would not hesitate to keep an ineligible presidential candidate off the ballot, particularly a candidate who would be likely to nominate Supreme Court justices who might vote to overturn the appeals court's rulings.
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