Monthly Archives: January 2016

What have the Gerbils been up to?

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Dr. Conspiracy

I haven’t been over to Birther Report™ for quite a while and I thought I’d better check what the gerbils have been up to. A couple of things are going on. Mike Volin says that the “Article II Truth Ad … Continue reading →

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Cruz birthers v Obama birthers

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Dr. Conspiracy

I am seeing a persistent number of Google news alerts about the eligibility of Ted Cruz. This morning I was reading an article at CNN from one alert, “Ted Cruz not the only one with a birther challenge” where I … Continue reading →

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Natural born citizenship and the draft

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Dr. Conspiracy

The Supreme Court in US v. Wong used an argument to demonstrate that Mr. Wong was a citizen, which applied the principle of English Common Law that those born within the allegiance of the sovereign were natural born subjects. Notice … Continue reading →

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Birther backfire

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Dr. Conspiracy

According to Politico, Trump’s birther foray may have backfired, resulting in the conservative media jumping to Cruz’ defense. Support came in from Mark Levin Rush Limbaugh Sean Hannity Laura Ingram Meanwhile, Cruz tries to paint the opposition as “liberal” by … Continue reading →

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Native

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dr. Conspiracy

I was at the County Library today, and on a whim, I pulled out the Oxford English Dictionary to see of the definition of “natural-born” had changed since my older edition was published. It hadn’t, but while there I looked … Continue reading →

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Updated Congressional Research Service report on presidential eligibility

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dr. Conspiracy

The question mark floating over the head of Ted Cruz has created quite a stir in the media, and last night during the Republican Presidential Debate in Charleston. Undoubtedly the stir in the media has promoted citizens to contact their … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Presidential Election, Citizenship | Tagged , , , | 44 Comments