Nancy Pelosi refuses to answer if Canadian born Ted Cruz eligible to be president

Add Nancy Pelosi to the list of politicians who make our laws but don’t consider themselves expert enough on the Constitution to answer if Ted Cruz is or is not eligible to serve as president:

Pelosi tells me there's a difference b/t McCain's birth to deployed parents & Cruz being born in ?? says it's constitutional Q.

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) January 7, 2016

Pelosi wouldn't answer if she thought Cruz was a US citizen, but pointed out McCain born in territory v Cruz in Canada, as a "distinction"

— Deirdre Walsh (@deirdrekwalsh) January 7, 2016

Pelosi says she's more concerned with #GOP efforts to defund Planned Parenthood & reducing gun violence than Cruz's birthplace.

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) January 7, 2016

.@NancyPelosi is asked whether Canadian born Senator @TedCruz is eligible to be President.https://t.co/HYZyr5Lwfk

— CSPAN (@cspan) January 7, 2016

We wonder, however, if she’s thought this out. If Cruz can’t be president, then how many other Americans should potentially be stripped of their citizenship just because they were born to one American parent overseas? Or what about children born in America to parents in the country illegally?

She can play this little game as much as she wants, but she might not like the outcome.

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