# Who can sue Ted Cruz

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-sue-ted-cruz/742968>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 12, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-sue-ted-cruz/742968 "2016-01-12T21:37:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-sue-ted-cruz/742968/142 "2016-01-20T15:35:45Z")

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> [@UltraVires](#):
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> But do you agree with my point above? Why should Congress and not the courts be permitted to define “natural born citizen,” a constitutional provision?
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> Congress cannot pass a law saying that “due process of law” or “equal protection of the law” does not apply to same sex marriage, agreed? Why then could it define “natural born citizen” in a way it chooses?

… that’s actually a really good point, and I concede your argument.

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