Monthly Archives: January 2016

I don’t think Ted Cruz will ever be held to be ineligible to become President

Presumption of eligibility In the United States there is a presumption of eligibility for candidates for office. Lacking a statute requiring some showing of eligibility, a candidate for office doesn’t have to prove eligibility; the burden of proof is on … Continue reading

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Rubio moves to dismiss Voeltz lawsuit; Doc gets a silent shout-out from FactCheck.org

I was gratified to see that FactCheck linked to my coverage of the Voeltz lawsuit in Florida against Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in their article “Trump Overstates Cruz Challenges.” This is an update. Voeltz (pictured right) filed the lawsuit … Continue reading

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Flash: Burns assault to begin at 4 am

Bobby Powell, conspiracy writer and Anton LaVey look-alike, has put out an alert received by me in email: URGENT!!! I just got received a phone call from a friend in the FBI, who is a Patriot III%er. He says that … Continue reading

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Arpaio endorses Trump

Well, he would, wouldn’t he? With a monumental yawn of non-surprise, I report that the birther Sheriff of Maricopa County, the man who left rape cases uninvestigated to focus on rounding up undocumented day laborers, has endorsed fellow birther Donald Trump … Continue reading

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Authorities wade in on Cruz eligibility

I am reminded of 2008 and the issue of John McCain’s eligibility. The unanimous resolution of the Senate, the memorandum of Laurence Tribe and Theodore Olson, and most of the writers in a Michigan Law Review publication came out in … Continue reading

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Ted Cruz eligibility lawsuit in Utah

Fox 13 News in Salt Lake City reports that Walter Wagner has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in SLC claiming Ted Cruz is a not natural born citizen. Read the complaint here. It is styled a “Complaint for … Continue reading

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