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Cruz: ‘We Need Quite A Few Constitutional Amendments’
Daily Caller ^ | 01/09/2016 | Kerry Picket

Posted on 01/09/2016 8:17:09 AM PST by Isara

MASON CITY, Iowa–Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants to add a number of amendments to the U.S. Constitution. He told reporters Friday at the Praise Community Church he would like to see amendments added pertaining to a balanced budget, term limits, and restoring power to state legislatures.

“We need quite quite a few constitutional amendments,”Cruz said. "I will fight hard for a balanced budget amendment including also a term limits amendment. I think a term limits amendment is absolutely critical. If you look at the abuses of power we're seeing in Washington-term limits for members of Congress and the Supreme court."

He added, "Beyond that, I've introduced a Constitutional amendment restoring state legislators to define marriage as one man and one woman. And there are many more amendments we need, in part because the federal government and the courts have gotten so far away from the original text and our original understanding of the Constitution."

Cruz first wrote about amending the Constitution back in July when the Supreme Court ruled for same sex marriage to be recognized in each state.

The Texas senator’s remarks come as Texas Governor Greg Abbot called for a Constitutional Convention to take back states rights.

"If we are going to fight for, protect and hand on to the next generation, the freedom that [President] Reagan spoke of ... then we have to take the lead to restore the rule of law in America," Abbott said during a speech at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Policy Orientation.

The Dallas Morning News reports Abbot will ask lawmakers to pass a bill allowing Texas to join other states calling for a Convention of States.

The Convention of States (COS) Project is organized in each states with almost one million volunteers, supporters and advocates, their website says. Alaska, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama passed the organization’s Article V resolution, which proposes amendments to the U.S. Constitution on issues pertaining to limiting the power of the federal government and establishing term limits for federal officials, since the project launched in 2013. In 2015, the COS Project filed their resolutions in 37 states.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: Isara

How about just making federal office holders uphold their oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States? Start by impeaching a 3 or 4 Supreme Court Justices. That should send the message that needs to be sent.


21 posted on 01/09/2016 8:33:31 AM PST by jpsb
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To: fatnotlazy

I think what happened early this week with the gun EO is going to bring a lot of angry primary and general election voters to the polls.


22 posted on 01/09/2016 8:33:32 AM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Isara
Cruz is really getting on my nerves today. Maybe it's because there was ANOTHER email campaign solicitation today, after yesterdays where he requested that "$5 Fridays" be $20.16 Friday in celebration of the New Year. Today's solicitation was a plea for more money because poor Ted has only spent $2 million on Iowa ads, and everyone else is attacking him, spending so much money. Where THE HECK did the $20 million go?

And now this? We don't need to amend the Constitution. We need to enforce the Constitution as it is. It's a very fine document.

If Cruz says he has to amend the Constitution to accomplish all that needs to be accomplished, he's saying he doesn't plan to fix the problems for decades, if ever!

23 posted on 01/09/2016 8:33:51 AM PST by grania
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To: Isara; Fred Nerks

Cruz is right aboout this. SCOTUS has given WAY to much power to minority positions of law.The majority is therefore over taxed, culturally hoodwinked, unrepresented
by the politically correct, and derogated in freedom.

Things mnust change either by the pen or by the sword. CVruz knows that the pen is much better. The left, including Obama, want the sword and have done all they can to make that happen.And they will do a lot more in the summer of 2016.


24 posted on 01/09/2016 8:34:52 AM PST by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
"Cruz has what Trump doesn't."

An American birth certificate with an American father and an American mothers' name on it?

25 posted on 01/09/2016 8:35:57 AM PST by jpsb
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To: Isara

KNEW I liked this guy, and this is why. He’s beginning his to do list for somethings WTP have longed to see changed. GO CRUZ Take back States Right,mandate term limits, get federal government out of our schools and education system so teachers might teach AMERICA, TRUE AMERICA once again. Make a balanced budget a mandatory and deficit extent. STOP giving taxpayer dollars to our enemies, both foreign and domestic. And STOP this political PC Crap. Congress has found it win itself to make asinine laws for years, Now is the time for WTP to make our own!! Go Trump! Go Cruz! You win and AMERICA WINS to make America Great for Great Americans!


26 posted on 01/09/2016 8:36:22 AM PST by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

But Trump has what Cruz does not have, the ability to close a deal.


27 posted on 01/09/2016 8:36:51 AM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Isara

I think this might be a stumble for Sen Cruz. Not a good idea to bring this up at this time IMO.


28 posted on 01/09/2016 8:37:43 AM PST by Cyman
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To: cripplecreek

Me too. The 17th Amendment needs to be repealed.

L


29 posted on 01/09/2016 8:37:55 AM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Which one flies in his own 757?

Which one takes donations from the amnesty crowd, from gay marriage proponents?

Which one has accomplished more, Trump or Cruz?


30 posted on 01/09/2016 8:43:57 AM PST by odawg
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To: Isara

Well Mr Cruz it would be nice if you put out your own list of Amendments like Donald Trump did.

I still say that if this process is opened then it won’t be conservatives who are making most of the Amendments.

We would have a different country if those who were violating the constitution we have were locked up and put away.


31 posted on 01/09/2016 8:44:25 AM PST by Revel
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To: Cyman

This is the same old same old from the establishment professional politicians’ play book. “We need an amendment to the Constitution” knowing full well that is not going to happen. The R wing of the uniparty promises a “balanced budget” amendment the D wing of the uniparty promises a “women rights” amendment. The young and the foolish are fooled that old and the wise are not.


32 posted on 01/09/2016 8:45:36 AM PST by jpsb
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To: grania
We don't need to amend the Constitution. We need to enforce the Constitution as it is. It's a very fine document.

Is the whole document fine, or do you exclude certain sections as not so fine?

Article V happens to be part of the Constitution, and the learned framers who put it there, did so for good reason.

Are you opposed to ANY amendments? Or, are amendments from the Congress AOK? Well, all Article V is, is a mechanism for amendments from the States as opposed to the Congress.

33 posted on 01/09/2016 8:48:42 AM PST by C210N (Supporting the Constitutional Conservative in the race. Constitutional Conservative Cruz.)
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To: Thorliveshere
I’m not being sarcastic here. Will that make a difference? If it does, how? I mean, looking at the state legislators in my own state, it won’t change a thing.

We have the same issue/problem in Californicator land.

Term limits might help.

34 posted on 01/09/2016 8:50:39 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump is kicking the ass of the GOPe/RINOs/the media. Don't like him? He must be kicking YOUR ass!!!)
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To: Spok

“If the SCOTUS ignores it and the left is intent on shredding the rule of law, what good will more laws do?”

Well, Gov. Abbott of Texas wants a Constitutional Amendment that would allow the states to vote to overrule the SCOTUS. I’d like an Amendment that mandated that each Justice be “reconfirmed” every five years by a vote of the people. I’d also like some legislation that would compel the SCOTUS to actually work for a change, and not be able to reject cases “they don’t like.” They are the laziest bunch in DC!


35 posted on 01/09/2016 8:52:43 AM PST by vette6387
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To: cripplecreek

I’d like to review that women voting thing...


36 posted on 01/09/2016 8:54:00 AM PST by Redbob (#BlackCoffeeMatters)
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To: cripplecreek

I’d like to review that women voting thing...


37 posted on 01/09/2016 8:54:23 AM PST by Redbob (#BlackCoffeeMatters)
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To: Isara

I disagree with Senator Cruz on this one. We don’t need a bunch of new constitutional amendments. We need a bunch of federal judges at all levels willing to uphold the ones we have. That’s a lot easier to accomplish.


38 posted on 01/09/2016 9:01:15 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: taxcontrol; Liz; stephenjohnbanker
Limit Federal ownership of land within a state to no more than 10% of the total lands of that state.

Limit state and/or local government ownership to 10% or less. Californicator elite rich, mainly DemocRats have abused the so called donorship of their estates for decades. They donate their land and homes to the government. Then, they use it for vacations or living on it as so called care takers. Also, they charge admission to visit with strict control re visitation dates and hours. The Hearst Estate is a classic example of this abuse.

Then, the counties with those properties, lose the property tax revenue each year and then have to provide police and fire protection without any tax income from these so called non profits.

39 posted on 01/09/2016 9:01:30 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump is kicking the ass of the GOPe/RINOs/the media. Don't like him? He must be kicking YOUR ass!!!)
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To: cloudmountain

Exactly. This is a path we do not want to go down.


40 posted on 01/09/2016 9:01:45 AM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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