Author Archives: Dr. Conspiracy

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I'm not a real doctor, but I have a master's degree.

Cruz birthers v Obama birthers

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

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

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

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

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

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New Cruz lawsuit filed in Texas

Texas attorney Newton Boris Schwartz, Sr. has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Houston claiming that Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president of the United States because he was born in Canada. The case is 4:16-cv-00106. Schwartz … Continue reading

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