I’ll post what I put on another thread on this video- sorry to those who’ve already seen it:
In ONE answer, to a question that was supposed to be loaded, Cruz:
1. Pointed out clearly how polls can be skewed depending on how the question is asked
2. Background checks to purchase firearms are already in place
3. The federal government has no business between two people dealing with a private exchange and the American people don’t want that either
4. Framed his answer in terms of himself and the reporter in a duck blind – included the reporter and the listener and himself in a common activity. He will not be an ivory tower politician, but one in touch with the common man.
5. Deftly switched the subject where it belonged – constitutional rights. What is popular does not trump the Bill of Rights.
6. Regimes have taken away guns. And even if it was popular at the time, it was an inevitable prelude to tyranny.
7. Our country was founded on a radical proposition, that our rights do not come from government that they come from God.
8. The second amendment is there so that you and I can protect our homes and our families. A bit of a constitutional lesson here, as well as personalizing it again.
9. The second amendment is also a check against government tyranny and is not subject to public opinion polls. He finished up the answer by coming back around to the question and addressing it directly again.
All done in 2 minutes and 22 seconds.
I cannot wait for the debates! This man is brilliant. And even better, is a true conservative able to articulate his vision calmly and clearly, and back it up with history and facts.
“Why is someone who the law is looking for driving around with a broken tail light?”
Two points that should be made over and over in this debate (along with many others) ...
1. Just because something looks evil, it cannot be banned (i.e., banning guns based on their looks).
2. Magazine capacity. Opponents say no one needs a 100 round magazine. Counter with examples of mob violence.