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Ted Cruz may be about to stoke religious liberty fight at state GOP convention (Tonight in GA)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | May 15, 2015 | Jim Galloway

Posted on 05/15/2015 3:09:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

ATHENS – The fight over religious liberty legislation in Georgia is about to get much hotter. Ted Cruz is almost sure to make it so.

At 7 p.m. tonight, the Texas senator will address a dinner gathering of the Georgia GOP here.

His remarks will come roughly 15 hours before the convention takes up, as a platform resolution, an endorsement of SB 129, the religious liberty legislation sponsored by state Sen. Josh McKoon. A floor fight is anticipated.

What will Cruz say tonight about the issue? He just gave us a preview. Said the senator:

“It is sad. It wasn’t very long ago that there was bipartisan consensus when it came to religious liberty. Democrats, Republicans – we might disagree on marginal tax rates. But when it came to protecting the First Amendment protections of everyone in America to seek out and worship God with all of our hearts, minds and souls, free of the government getting in the way – we all came together....

(Excerpt) Read more at politics.blog.ajc.com ...


TOPICS: Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: georgia; gop; religiousliberty; tedcruz

1 posted on 05/15/2015 3:09:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; MountainDad; ...
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2 posted on 05/15/2015 3:27:10 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie
PREFECT !©

3 posted on 05/15/2015 4:34:57 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Don’t be surprised if he endorses the resolution from the stage tonight.”

It is why we want to vote for this man and him only. It’s only surprising to liberals that think their’s is the dominate and only view. Even Reagan was not as great a conservative as Cruz. He is THE conservative candidate. No one, no one comes even close.


4 posted on 05/15/2015 4:38:55 PM PDT by Lake Living
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To: Lake Living
It is great when Senator Cruz names names. No waffeling or weasel words. He is calling the Democrats out on the place of religious liberty in America.
TWB
5 posted on 05/15/2015 5:13:29 PM PDT by TWhiteBear (Sarah Palin, the Flame of the North)
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To: Lake Living

No one comes close, but I think Jebbie will win the TX primary out of loyalty to the dynasty.


6 posted on 05/15/2015 5:17:52 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Theodore R.

May I politely disagree?


7 posted on 05/15/2015 5:54:06 PM PDT by GrouchoTex (...and ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free....)
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To: Theodore R.
but I think Jebbie will win the TX primary out of loyalty to the dynasty.

Funny, isn't it? The Bushes aren't even from Texas. Actually, they're from New England, the anti-Texas.

8 posted on 05/15/2015 6:15:03 PM PDT by Spirochete (GOP: Give Obama Power)
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To: GrouchoTex

I agree. Jeb is going nowhere. People are fed up and his money and all the scheming of the GOPe are not buying this election!


9 posted on 05/16/2015 6:35:02 AM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: Theodore R.
I disagree, he is likely to have dropped out by the time Texas votes. If the way he is polling in Iowa and New Hampshire turns out to be true, he will drop out shortly thereafter.

He's really not a good candidate, and his GOPe hangers on are finding that out.

10 posted on 05/16/2015 6:39:21 AM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: onyx
Prefect: (from the Latin praefectus, perfect passive participle of praeficere: "make in front", i.e., put in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but which, basically, refers to the leader of an administrative area.

A "perfect" description of Ted :)

Source definition.

11 posted on 05/16/2015 8:08:01 AM PDT by upchuck (The current Federal Government is what the Founding Fathers tried to prevent. WAKE UP!! Amendment V)
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To: Lakeshark

You must think Republican primary voters are informed.


12 posted on 05/16/2015 8:35:55 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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