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TexasTowelie

(112,168 posts) Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:42 PM Jun 2014

No, Canada: Sen. Ted Cruz has formally shed his dual citizenship

Alberta-born Sen. Ted Cruz has given up his Canadian dual citizenship. The renunciation became official on May 14, roughly 9 months after he learned he wasn’t only an American.

Cruz received notification by mail on Tuesday at his home in Houston.

“He’s pleased to receive the notification and glad to have this process finalized,” said spokeswoman Catherine Frazier.

Cruz’s birth in Canada was never a secret. But it proved a political liability, with detractors taunting him as “Canadian Ted” and critics suggesting that his overseas birth made him ineligible to run for president.

More at http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/06/no-canada-sen-ted-cruz-has-formally-shed-his-dual-citizenship.html/ .

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No, Canada: Sen. Ted Cruz has formally shed his dual citizenship (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2014 OP

Im sure the Canadians were thrilled to get rid of him SummerSnow Jun 2014 #1

I've said it before and I'll say it again... LeftofObama Jun 2014 #2

Canada's gain. Brigid Jun 2014 #3

Can't wait to see the birthers hound him Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #4

In other news, Canada declared May 14th as a new national holiday: FTC Day. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #5

Now do we get to vote on if we want to take him? jwirr Jun 2014 #6

It took him long enough Gothmog Jun 2014 #7

I wondered sarisataka Jun 2014 #8

Did he renounce his Cuban father too? nt Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #9

He knew he had dual citizenship demigoddess Jun 2014 #10

i wonder how many stamps and simile faces were on that letter! Takket Jun 2014 #11

Canadian Ted is the least that we have called him NV Whino Jun 2014 #12

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

1. Im sure the Canadians were thrilled to get rid of him

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:46 PM

Jun 2014

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)

2. I've said it before and I'll say it again...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:53 PM

Jun 2014

Dear Canada,

No backsies!

Sincerely,

LeftofObama

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

3. Canada's gain.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:54 PM

Jun 2014

This country's loss, unfortunately.

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

4. Can't wait to see the birthers hound him

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:54 PM

Jun 2014

bluesbassman

(19,372 posts)

5. In other news, Canada declared May 14th as a new national holiday: FTC Day.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:55 PM

Jun 2014

An official spokesperson for the Canadian government declined to elaborate on the meaning of the acronym, but just winked and said "you know".

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

6. Now do we get to vote on if we want to take him?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:55 PM

Jun 2014

Gothmog

(145,225 posts)

7. It took him long enough

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:06 PM

Jun 2014

This should not have been that difficult unless it is not clear that Carnival Cruz was actually born

sarisataka

(18,648 posts)

8. I wondered

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:12 PM

Jun 2014

Why Canadians were partying.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

9. Did he renounce his Cuban father too? nt

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:12 PM

Jun 2014

demigoddess

(6,640 posts)

10. He knew he had dual citizenship

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:16 PM

Jun 2014

and didn't want to give it up unless he had to in order to run for higher office. Either that or he is the stupidest man in the world. My sister had dual citizenship and I knew it at age 10. If he didn't know, he is really dumb.

Takket

(21,565 posts)

11. i wonder how many stamps and simile faces were on that letter!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:21 PM

Jun 2014

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

12. Canadian Ted is the least that we have called him

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:27 PM

Jun 2014

And since when is Canada "over seas"?

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