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GOP Presidential Candidate TED CRUZ’S Selective ServiceInformation

— Through a recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA ) request, The Post & Emailobtained a cop of presidential candidate !en" Ted #ru$%s !electie !erice registration 'ith an eplanator letter from Richard S Flavahan, Associate irector of Public &

Intergoernmental Affairs"Flaahan%s si!nat"re also appeared on letters accompaning the release of *arac+ussein -bama%s purported !electie !erice registration form and #D$%&'rinto"t requested b at least seeral indiiduals earl in -bama%s first term in the .hite ouse /egistration 'ith the !electie !erice !stem is required for all males inorder to secure emploment 'ith the federal goernment" It applies to almost all male0"!" citi$ens and male aliens liing in the 0"!" 'ho are 12 through 34—not 5ust citi$ens"

!electie !erice !stem requirement that males register bet'een ages 12634 #ru$ metthat requirement he registered according to document at age 17 'hile in high schoolaccording to mother"

-n 8arch 39, 3:14, #ru$ announced that he 'as see+ing the presidenc in 3:1;" *ornin #algar, Alberta, #anada to a #uban father and American mother, #ru$%sconstitutional eli!i(ilit) in regard to the <nat"ral (orn Citi*en= clause in Article II,!ection 1, clause 4 of the 0"!" #onstitution has been questioned b man"

The <natural born #iti$en= requirement is belieed b numerous constitutional scholarsto indicate a higher leel of citi$enship and allegiance than simpl <a #iti$en"=!'iss philosopher Emmerich de >attel%s treatise on citi$enship and internationalrelations, <The ?a' of @ations,= 'hich 'as used as a reference b the Framers of the#onstitution, states in Section +,+ that <in order to be of the countr, it is necessarthat a person be born of a father 'ho is a citi$en"=

#olumnist * .illiams has s"!!ested that both of #ru$%s parents obtained #anadianciti$enship 'hile the 'ere 'or+ing in the oil industr in #anada in the late 17;:s" #ru$%s father, /afael *ienenido #ru$, has affirmed that he became a #anadian citi$enduring that time"

-n August 17, 3:19, The allas 8orning @e's re'orted that #ru$ 'as born a dual#anadian60"!" citi$en, although no documentar eidence has been presented" #ru$%s

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 birth certificate released to the publication at the time confirms his #anadian birthplace" In response, #anadian immigration attornes and goernment officials reportedl toldthe ne'spaper that anone born in #anada, regardless of the parents% citi$enship, isautomaticall granted #anadian citi$enship"

Cruz claimed not to have been aware that he was a Canadian citizen for his

entire life until renouncing that citizenship in May of last year in apparent

preparation to launch a presidential campaign. The News

additionally reported that Cruz’s mother “registered his birth with the U..

consulate! and that Cruz traveled on a U.. passport in "#$% while on a highschool trip. &owever' no documentation supporting the claims was

presented. (egistration with the elective ervice is mandatory for all U.S.-

citizen males' permanent residents' “undocumented immigrants'! and

“refugees! are also re)uired to register before they turn *%. U.. citizens

possessing dual citizenship with another country are also re)uired to

register unless certain conditions are present.

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 Today' the U.. tate +epartment recommends that ,merican parents whose

child is born outside of the United tates -le a Consular (eport of irth

,broad /CRBA0 with the nearest U.. consulate in their country of residence

so as to render the obtaining of a U.. passport or other proof of citizenship

uncomplicated.

123, re)uests -led with the 1ederal Trade Commission /1TC0 resulted in

the release of ""% pages of memos and letters Cruz signed while he served

as 4olicy +irector between *55" and early *556. The 4ost 7 8mail

additionally as9ed for any application forms Cruz might have completed to

obtain the position as well as performance reviews but was told that those

are protected from disclosure through e:emption %/b0.

U.. Citizenship and 3mmigration ervices /UC30 denied The 4ost 7 8mail’s

re)uest for Cruz’s naturalization documents if' in fact' they e:ist' based on

privacy e:emptions despite his declared presidential candidate status.

2ur re)uest to the elective ervice ystem as9ed for a copy of Cruz’s

“elective ervice registration form and accompanying +N record.!2n ,pril *6' the following e:planatory letter and form from the elective ervice

ystem was received.

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Cruz SSS FOIA 03-24-15

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