Posted on 02/07/2016 2:23:04 PM PST by Isara
PETERBOROUGH, N.H.-Ted Cruz on Sunday said he opposes requiring women to register for a potential draft, breaking with Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, all of whom indicated support for opening up the Selective Service to women during Saturday night's debate.
"I have to admit, as I was sitting there listening to that conversation, my reaction was, 'Are you guys nuts?'" Cruz said Sunday, speaking at a town hall here. "Listen, we have had enough with political correctness, especially in the military. Political correctness is dangerous. And the idea that we would draft our daughters to forcibly bring them into the military and put them in close combat, I think is wrong, it is immoral, and if I am president, we ain't doing it."
To applause, Cruz went on to note that he is a father to two daughters, and he wants them to follow their dreams.
"But the idea that their government would forcibly put them in a foxhole with a 220-pound psychopath trying to kill them doesn't make any sense at all," he said.
The previous night, at the presidential debate, Rubio said he had no problem with women in combat, and added, "I do believe Selective Service should be opened up for both men and women in the case a draft is ever instituted."
Bush made a similar argument but stressed that there is no draft and he is not calling for reinstating one.
Christie was less explicit, but more broadly indicated openness to allowing women to register for the Selective Service.
Amen.
Amen, is right! I’m glad Cruz not only came about against drafting women, but had the guts to call the idea what it is: nuts!
The guy is right time and time again.
cruz has been successfully drafting behind Trump for so long, he would be nuts to try and draft behind woman. Lord know he looks creepy enough as is.
Thank You Cruz!
Cruz won’t have to worry about it because he isn’t going to be President
Draft women is nuts but cheating a black candidate out of votes is ok. Cruz is nuts!
Thank God. I thought that was the most idiotic thing I have ever heard come from a Presidential candidate, that they would make Selective Service mandatory for women and possibly subject them to the draft.
Ohhh, your talking about the military draft. When has cruz or anybody in his family ever been in or supported the military? Kind of rings hollow coming from cruz, doesn’t it?
Next time, just type “derp” and save yourself some effort.
Trump’s mother served with the Black Watch.
Agreed.
All the folks on here crying for their Black Al Gore, please donate to his campaign. He needs some more money to hire a campaign bus to drive around the primary states... EMPTY. His voters haven’t caught on yet.
Those are commonsense positions, but the country isn't really there yet.
So -- treat men and women the same: register women for the draft.
It's about changing people's minds.
I wish he had vehemently jumped in (he has two daughters) and ripped them a new one with an OVER MY DEAD BODY statement.
It is my understanding that when women go in the military now and especially if they are going in hot zones they are told to go in birth control because if captured they will most likely get raped.
He should fire that chief of staff and commandant on day one!
Again, just type “derp.”
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