https://www.ijreview.com/2016/02/538665-top-rnc-official-calls-on-cruz-rubio-to-drop-out-of-race-but-theres-a-catch/Diana Orrock, the Nevada state committeewoman for the Republican National Committee, is among the latest high-profile figures insisting that GOP presidential candidate (and Texas Senator) Ted Cruz is ineligible for the presidency because he is not a “natural-born citizen”.
Orrock didn’t stopping there, however. She also argues that Florida Senator Marco Rubio should be disqualified from running because he was born to immigrant parents, despite the fact that he was born in Miami, Florida.
She tweeted on Tuesday the link to the right-wing website “News with Views”, featuring an article that discusses the Constitutional grounds that would allegedly disqualify the two Senators from running for president:
Rubio and Cruz are ineligible. Devvy Kidd — Trump Should Move On This: Cruz, Rubio and Secretaries of States
https://t.co/ycw8qmuEWN — Diana Orrock (@DianaOrrock) February 15, 2016
The article’s author, Devvy Kidd, wrote in part:
Donald Trump can take the high road on this by stating there are two candidates who are not constitutionally eligible to be on the ballot, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.
Kidd went on suggest the language Trump should use when calling out the two Hispanic candidates::
My actions would be the same if the candidates were John Kasich or Dr. Ben Carson. I am running to take an oath to preserve and protect the U.S. Constitution and that’s what I’m doing.
It’s a most unfortunate situation for both candidates and their supporters but surely they (Ted Cruz being a lawyer and former Solicitor General for the State of Texas) should have known they do not meet constitutional eligibility. For now my legal team is addressing this serious issue.
Many of Orrock’s followers didn’t take too kindly to her tweet, or the article, replying back:
@DianaOrrock Rubio has his parents immigration documents on his website…..he is a US Citizen….but nice try.
— Bobby Trivett (@btrivett07) February 15, 2016
@DianaOrrock Sorry, wrong. Anyone born in the US, and only need 1 parent a citizen: pic.twitter.com/KgZwKW2424
— No Average Joe (@joeleyare) February 15, 2016
@DianaOrrock you know nothing about the Constitution. Beyond sad, it's disturbing.
— Andy Schmandy (@TeaLeavesBook)