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To: Isara

Presidential Candidates Comparison (Cruz vs. Trump)

Please click on the pictures at the top of the columns for more details on the ratings of the candidates.

green = Good, RED = Bad, yellow = Mixed Ted Cruz Donald Trump
Budget, Spending & Debt green yellow
Civil Liberties green RED
Education green green
Energy & Environment green green
Foreign Policy & Defense green green
Free Market yellow RED
Health Care & Entitlements green RED
Immigration green green
Moral Issues green yellow
Second Amendment green yellow
Taxes, Economy & Trade green yellow

More at Conservative Review: https://www.conservativereview.com/2016-presidential-candidates

Note: If you don't like the ratings for any reason, please contact Conservative Review's Editor-in-Chief, "The Great One," Mark Levin. But I have to warn you that you may get this response from him: "GET OFF THE PHONE, YOU BIG DOPE!"

2 posted on 11/23/2015 9:51:15 AM PST by Isara
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Trump's Record on Civil-liberty Issue: (from the Conservative Review)

"Trump has an inconsistent record when it comes to civil liberties. He supported the NSA mass surveillance program but did not weigh in on the recently passed reforms. Overall, he has avoided commenting on religious freedom, but says he would be an advocate for Christians. Trump supports an individual’s right to make unlimited campaign contributions, but advocates for an end to soft money in politics. Most concerning is Trump’s belief that the government can use eminent domain powers to seize private property for economic benefit for others."

Trump supports the NSA’s metadata collection program, saying, “I support legislation which allows the NSA to hold the bulk metadata. For oversight, I propose that a court, which is available any time on any day, is created to issue individual rulings on when this metadata can be accessed.” This position was identical to the NSA’s mass surveillance program before being reformed by the USA Freedom Act. (Newsweek

Trump has avoided commenting on religious freedom since Indiana passed its Religious Freedom and Restoration Act into law. Instead, he has said that he will be the “greatest representative of the Christians they've had in a long time” if elected president. (Christian Today) (Breitbart)  

Trump believes political soft money should be banned, while individuals should be allowed to make unlimited contributions. "If I were drawing a political cartoon to represent the situation, it would include a very large guy with a huge bag of money. On that bag would be written one word: soft. Soft money is the bane of the current system and we need to get rid of it." (The America We Deserve

Trump supported the Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London, giving public authorities the right to seize private land for economic development by private investors. Trump said, “I happen to agree with [the decision] 100 percent.” (National Review)

Trump highlighted his support for prosecuting "hate crimes" against homosexuals in his 2000 book, The America We Deserve. “Hate Crime” is a term used to extend special protections for a specific classes and in essence elevates the importance of these classes above others. For example, murder of homosexual or heterosexual should be viewed equally under the law and punished equally. Creating special classes is a liberal tactic used to divide and segment society.(Google Books)

Trump said that Kim Davis should not have been jailed for refusing to issue gay marriage licenses. He also said that she should allow her deputy clerks to do so, but also said that 30 miles away you can get a license so people should do that. He added, "The decision's been made, and that is the law of the land." (CNN)

Much like his stance on eminent domain, Donald Trump has shown a troubling tendency to want to use the power of government to stifle political speech. When the conservative Club for Growth released an advertisement regarding Trump's changing positions on taxation, Trump responded with a legal letter calling for them to cease and desist the advertisements. A chilling move towards the silencing of political speech. (Politico)

Donald Trump attacked SuperPACs (political action committees) in the third Republican debate. By suggesting they should be outlawed he came out against the First Amendment protection of speech, and echoed progressive talking points. (Time)

4 posted on 11/23/2015 9:51:54 AM PST by Isara
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“Instead, Cruz would have invited Southall on stage and challenged him to a debate right then and there.”

I was at the religious liberty rally in Des Moines. Various amnesty groups planed themselves around the auditorium. When they started ranting, they were promptly whisked away. One guy who jumped up and started shouting was addressed by Cruz. Cruz said, “this is not a town hall, this is a rally for religious freedom. If you want to debate, come to one of my town hall meetings.” He was then escorted out. Cruz doesn’t have time to debate every idiot who disrupts his rallies.


58 posted on 11/23/2015 10:23:30 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God)
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I don’t understand the yellow dot though. It should be green. Cruz knows more about the free market than just about any business leader anywhere. Holdonnow should do a little more homework.


82 posted on 11/23/2015 10:52:18 AM PST by Slyfox (Will no one rid us of this meddlesome president?)
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To: Isara; All

As mentioned in a related thread concerning the issues graphic with the green, red and yellow dots, the problem is this. The states have never delegated to the feds, expressly via the Constitution, the specific power to address several of the issues that Mr. Levin has identified (civil liberties, education, environment, healthcare, etc.) So I am not sure where Mr. Levin is coming from with his comparison of the candidates on those 10th Amendment-protect state power issues.


94 posted on 11/23/2015 11:25:02 AM PST by Amendment10
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