Posted on 12/10/2013 12:20:15 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Dianne Feinstein was agitated.
The Democratic senator from California did not like the line of questioning she was getting from Sen. Ted Cruz, the freshman Republican from Texas, as she defended her so-called assault weapons bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee in March.
Cruz was reciting from the Constitution. He then asked that given Feinstein’s position on the government banning certain types of guns: Would she also approve of the government banning books it found harmful?
“I’m not a sixth grader,” Feinstein responded, expressing contempt for the question. She went on to point out that she had “studied the Constitution myself,” and “am reasonably well-educated.”
“I thank you for the lecture,” she added.
The heated debate between the two senators was significant. Cruz now admits he thinks his aggressive questioning helped draw negative attention to the bill, stopping it from ever having a serious chance of passing.
It also illustrates the kind of first-term senator Cruz has become. In his first 100 days on Capitol Hill, Cruz has been tireless in trying to shape the political debate in the Senate, from guns to Obamacare to drones to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s nomination hearings.
In an interview with The Daily Caller last week, Cruz said, “My focus every day in office has been on two things. Number one, defending the Constitution. And number two, fighting to restore economic growth.”(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Mrs. Feinstein probably has studied a bit about the constitution.
But she has decided which parts of it she wishes to challenge, and the 2nd. Amendment is one of those parts, of course the 4th. Amendment, and the 1st. Amendment are the other parts.
Not sure she wants to ban books, but she certainly wants to ban freedom of religion and make people with religious convictions accept abortion and contraceptives.
Her stance on guns will eventually call for confiscations and coming to your home to search and seize your property.
She certainly isn't. Most sixth graders I know are pretty well informed and intelligent.
Good piece!
“...........Some old timers in the Senate have publicly criticized Cruz for his outspokenness, especially after the Hagel hearings.
Liberals have predictably pounced on Cruz. Last week, Washington Post opinion writer Dana Milbank even asked in his column, “Is there nobody who can tell Ted Cruz to shut up?”
But his allies in Congress argue the press he has attracted for his tense encounters during Senate hearings has given a false impression of the man. He gets along well with members of both parties, they say.
“He’s got a very collegial approach,” Lee of Utah said. “He’s got a very collegial manner that’s evident to anybody that gets to know him. And it’s different than the caricature, the heavily caricatured image, portrayed by some in the media.”
“One side of Ted people don’t talk about is he’s actually good company too,” said McConnell. “I took him to Afghanistan, along with a couple of other freshman back in January. You learn a lot about somebody if you spend a lot of time with them over a short period of time. He’s got a great sense of humor. Great company. Whip smart.”
Cruz says that despite his ardent feelings on issues, he never resorts to personal attacks against his opponents.......”
Reminds me of this joke:
Two women on vacation are heard complaining about how awful the food is, when one adds, “and in such small portions too!”
Smart, that. It keeps the debate focused on the issues rather than "He was mean..."
Old timers, more 'senior', freshman, blah, blah, blah.
This fixation with seniority in the Senate has always ticked me off. The very idea that a senator, say such as Reid or Feinstein, or McConnell for that matter should have any more sway over the rights, privileges, duties and capabilities as a Senator just elected is plain lunacy.
These senators are not single individuals unto themselves; they are REPRESENTATIVES of STATES of this UNION (as sorry as it is at this point in time). No state, should hold preference over the other simply because they are too lazy to defend their freedom and go out and find someone new to represent them.
I realize seniority plays an important part in running the Senate, but it does not translate into the relative value of proposed legislation simply because the person has been there much, much too long. Instead of thinging of these Senators as 'venerable' we SHOULD be thinking of them as pariahs to be ousted, IMO.
I agree. Results, not staying power, should steer voters’ political weather vein.
I’ve been pleased to see how Cruz handles media questions — he instinctively side-steps leading questions and stays on message — denying his opposition out-of-context quotes for anti-conservative headlines (not that it stops them entirely — but they have to make it up).
As far as I have seen, he handles himself well under fire. That is a definite plus.
And the Left can’t stand that Cruz has an Ivy League education along with a strong and winning legal background.
Just like the stuff in the toilet bowl when it's flushed.
imagine the impact term limits would have upon seniority
Quickly though Cruz, or you may miss the plane to that commie’s funeral.
Smith & Wesson Can Still Defy the Odds
The Wall Street Journal ^ | Dec 10, 2013 | Spencer Jakab
Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 6:58:06 AM by KeyLargo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3100153/posts
Is it possible that Cruz is totally unaware of Mandela’s Marxist inclinations; certainly most Americans are.
That would speak very poorly then of his awareness of history.
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