TED CRUZ: ‘WE SHOULD REPEAL EVERY WORD OF COMMON CORE’

Breitbart ^ | 28 Feb 2015 | MERRILL HOPE

[SoConPubbie]

Senator Ted Cruz spoke out against Common Core during a speech to a Florida conservative organization. “We should repeal every word of Common Core,” he said. “We should get the federal government out of the business of curriculum.” This was not the first time Cruz said “no” to Common Core, but it was a great opportunity for the presidential hopeful to express his steadfast opposition to the progressive education reform movement standards. Cruz’ remarks came one day after his potential GOP presidential rival, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, endorsed Common Core.

Cruz described Common Core as “national standards being dictated from Washington” during an appearance at the influential anti-tax Club for Growth’s annual winter meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, February 27, ABC News reported.

“There is no remedy when they are dictating what’s being taught to your kids,” said the Senator. His comments stood in stark contrast to those from Bush, who told the same group that the education goals would help more students be prepared for college or better jobs, also according to ABC News.

Breitbart News reported that at the annual suburban Washington, DC-held Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Bush stood by his support for Common Core. He claimed that the standards were not a federal government takeover of education.

Cruz, on the other hand, has been consistently and emphatically opposed to the Common Core. He is also the lead cosponsor of the Enhancing Educational Opportunities for All Act, a measure introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) that hopes to expand school choice, Breitbart News reported.

On February 21, Cruz appeared on Shark Tank where he spoke out against Big Education. He said “It is wrong and we need to stand up against Common Core and stop it.”

[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

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[MeshugeMikey]

time to put er on Cruz Control!

Thank you!

[reasonisfaith]

It’s impossible to have a brain that works well while supporting common core.

[iowacornman]

“Communist Core”

[RedMDer]

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[icwhatudo]

[DallasGal]

Get rid of the Department of (Re)Education as well.

[onyx]

PLEASE MAKE YOUR DONATION, GO MONTH IF YOU " POSSIBLY & RELIABLY " CAN!

PLEASE MAKE YOUR DONATION, GO MONTH IF YOU " POSSIBLY & RELIABLY " CAN!

[Nifster]

I stand with Ted

[SoFloFreeper]

[Moorings]

Which other candidate takes stands like Ted Cruz? Which other candidate gives voice to issues like this that the average conservative is concerned about?

There are leaders and there are followers. Cruz takes leadership stances that resonate with conservatives. Others come around and sign on to the "me-too" wagon.

Of course the johnnie-come-lately's are never around to lend a voice of support when Cruz has taken those somewhat lonely stands on these issues. We wouldn't want to spoil our electability, would we?

[VideoDoctor]

CRUZ is sounding more and more like “A MAN with a PLAN.”

[BenLurkin]

And repeal “No Child Left Behind” as well.

FedGuv has no business in K-12

[SoConPubbie]

Of course the johnnie-come-lately's are never around to lend a voice of support when Cruz has taken those somewhat lonely stands on these issues. We wouldn't want to spoil our electability, would we?

Boy, did you just hit the nail on the head!

[Moorings]

It is the truth. For the longest time, we conservatives did not have anyone in national leadership to speak up about our views. We had Sarah Palin on the outside speaking up, but nobody within the walls.

Then we get this guy from Texas, he is smart, articulate, and is not afraid to take stands for us. He is able to take on the media bots, and also the insiders.

His service to us has not helped him. He has very few friends within the walls. He could have been like Cornyn and played it safe. He could have reached across the aisle and not been "too controversial". But he chose to take the hard path.

[TADSLOS]

Excerpt from Breitbart.com:

So how can we tell who is the real conservative, asked Cruz. He quoted a Bible verse, Matthew 7:16, “You shall know them by their fruits,” and said that the key was to “demand action, not talk.”

If you’ve really been a conservative, Cruz continued, you will have fought the fight and borne the scars. “We must ask, when have you stood up and fought?” However, just standing up against Democrats is not enough. “When have you been willing to stand against Republicans?” he asked. “When have you stood with the people?”

[depressed in 06]

Don’t stop at common core, get the epa, fcc, and every other fascist organization.

[Tupelo]

Dear Senator Cruz,
Repealing Common Core is a great Idea. Maybe we should get some Senator to introduce a bill to do just that.

[ronnie raygun]

crap core like crap care are equalizers for the masses, they cant bring the losers up so the bring the winners down to meet the losers and all is equal