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Ted Cruz: ‘I do not agree’ with Trump’s Muslim moratorium
WashTimes ^ | 12/8/15 | Seth McLaughlin -

Posted on 12/08/2015 8:56:22 AM PST by VinL

GOP presidential contender Ted Cruz said Tuesday that he disagrees with rival Donald J. Trump's plan to ban Muslims from coming into the United States until the federal government can ensure that those coming into the nation do not pose a threat to the country.

"I do not agree with his proposal," the Texas senator said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “I do not think it is the right solution.”

Mr. Cruz said that some have encouraged him to criticize Mr. Trump, but said he will not to so. Instead, he said he is pushing solutions aimed at putting a three year moratorium on refugees from Syria and Iraq, and giving governors more power to stop refugees from being resettled in their states.

Mr. Trump has tangled with most of the candidates in the GOP field ..with the exception of Mr. Cruz .. though he warned at a rally in South Carolina that he will respond in kind if Mr. Cruz attacks him.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cruz; dumptytrumpty; elections; immigration; tedcruz; tedcruzjumpstheshark; trump; trumpwasright
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To: Abiotic; CodeToad

“Unfortunately that Japan graphic isn’t true and has been debunked.”

Maybe so, but looks like a good plan regardless.


261 posted on 12/08/2015 11:01:15 AM PST by Psalm 144 (The mill grinds exceedingly fine.)
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To: amorphous

There are certainly energetic pushes from within that faith to make it happen!

We are talking about gates of hell here, folks.

And gates of hell problems have church solutions.


262 posted on 12/08/2015 11:01:16 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: reegs

We just shut all immigration down until the muzzies are defeated. We don’t need anymore immigration anyway for a long time.

It is all very easy.


263 posted on 12/08/2015 11:02:44 AM PST by dforest
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To: Rodamala

“The Trumpanzees better PRAY TO GOD that when their guy bombs out, Rubio doesn’t get it.

The dumb bastards had a shot for a real conservative, and they went with the populist instead.”

Classy.


264 posted on 12/08/2015 11:03:02 AM PST by Psalm 144 (The mill grinds exceedingly fine.)
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To: Read Write Repeat

Spiritually, the Christians are “good karma” (to borrow a term) to have. I think many of them want to do good where they are, but also know when a retreat needs to be beaten. I would allow freedom of choice in their case, but not insane government incentives.


265 posted on 12/08/2015 11:03:05 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Psalm 144

Japan is a bit more liberal about it, but still it manages not to throw out the huge welcome mat that the bamboozled West has.


266 posted on 12/08/2015 11:04:11 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Patton@Bastogne
"Did we allow German Nazis to enter during WW2?"

Germany was a country ... a country of origin. Islam is not a country.

It is irrelevant, because we had very little immigration (the Great Pause) from 1930 to 1950.

How do you identify Muslims from non-Muslims?

Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt still have Christians. How hard would it be for a Muslim from one of those countries to claim they are a Christian (Taqiya)?

Cruz's point is we can be selective by country of origin.

267 posted on 12/08/2015 11:04:12 AM PST by magellan
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To: HiTech RedNeck

It’s good karma to invite people who only know communism and socialism to become voting citizens?

Since 1965, we legalized abortion, gay marriage, established a welfare state, etc.

And people wonder why we don’t have a republic anymore.


268 posted on 12/08/2015 11:08:45 AM PST by Read Write Repeat (Not one convinced me they want the job yet)
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To: JewishRighter

That might thrill them secretly. The Koran isn’t a book of virtue. It’s a book of evil with puritanical pretentions.

What I would say is that screening committees could be made up of Middle Eastern Christians and Jews who have had to deal with these folks and know what to look for. The manner, the style.


269 posted on 12/08/2015 11:08:51 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Good luck with that.

270 posted on 12/08/2015 11:09:25 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: FerociousRabbit
He said, “Such as Syria....”. If I'm not mistaken, the U.S. has held the view that Pakistan is one of those “such as” places since 2011.
271 posted on 12/08/2015 11:09:31 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Read Write Repeat

Christians, if sincere, would welcome an open society and add to it.

You make some juicy insinuations; now can you tie them directly to those people, who have been in the minority and hardly in a position to force any kind of democratic change to the good? Don’t blame Christians for what Islamic government looks like.


272 posted on 12/08/2015 11:10:50 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

Donald Trump is correct: America is at WAR with Islam.

Did we allow German Nazis to enter during WW2 ?

Hell no.

Ted Cruz may have just lost Iowa.

.
You have a good point.


273 posted on 12/08/2015 11:11:14 AM PST by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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To: Rodamala

Explain what this is supposed to argue? Sounds like so much meaningless emoting.


274 posted on 12/08/2015 11:11:25 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

But Cruz’s solution isn’t the “imperfect” solution you’re referring to?


275 posted on 12/08/2015 11:12:52 AM PST by reegs
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To: magellan

If brain dead bureaucrats did the screening there is an excellent point here.

But who says this is the deal. I don’t think Donald Trump, the one who thinks out of the box, does.


276 posted on 12/08/2015 11:13:27 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: VinL

ah well, cruz is flat wrong here. can still vote for him though.


277 posted on 12/08/2015 11:13:41 AM PST by dadfly
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To: reegs

What could be done faster?


278 posted on 12/08/2015 11:14:01 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Black Agnes
Tashfeen Malik came from Saudi.

On a Pakistani passport.

279 posted on 12/08/2015 11:16:20 AM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media .IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Amen!


280 posted on 12/08/2015 11:17:26 AM PST by amorphous
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