Posted on 08/06/2018 5:37:02 PM PDT by Kaslin
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has made a big splash in Washington D.C. and the nation despite being a freshman Senator. From pushing for constitutional conservative principles in Congress to defeating leftists such as Senator Bernie Sanders in fierce verbal sparring on live television, from nearly winning the GOP nomination for President in 2016 to now standing by President Donald Trump in both up and down times, its been a busy first term for Senator Cruz.
Among the 100 Senators in our nations upper chamber and the 51 Republicans currently there I have to say I believe Senator Cruz holds a somewhat special place in our national imagination. He is rather young, currently at only 47-years old despite his seemingly many years in the public spotlight already. On a more important note, he has also mastered an intellectual clarity that has often long eluded many evangelists of what can often be rather complex constitutional ideology.
He has inspired new generations of jurists, including at and beyond his frequent appearances at events of the Federalist Society, to countless other activists and citizens in his eloquent advocacy of our nations fundamental principles of God-given individualism, federalism, and liberty of all sorts including religious, Second Amendment, and more.
As Senator Cruz seeks re-election this November it is clear conservatives have strong reason to hope and work for him to return to our nations capital this upcoming January. As weve seen with many elections across the country, sometimes even the most seemingly safe political situations can result in wild surprises.
Senator Cruz himself recently himself warned against complacency, stating "[w]e do have a real race and we are taking it deadly serious. Some polls have shown that undoubtedly it is better to be safe than sorry, as the average 6 point lead Cruz currently has over his opponent Beto ORourke is too close for comfort and a big ways away from Cruzs 16-point win in 2012 or Trumps 9-point win there in 2016.
In my own personal experience as a lawyer and in the legal field Ive seen firsthand how Senator Cruz has inspired many, both young and old, who are either now in the future making an impact in our courts, legislatures, government agencies, businesses, or civil society in favor of constitutional conservative values.
While a lot of the day-to-day work of the modern United States Senate is difficult to ascertain or monitor in the public eye, particularly in the day of trillion-dollar omnibus bills, Senator Cruz has lived out his words as well. From battling Obamacare even years after it has seemingly left the public eye to having been one of those to lead the charge to confirm Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, he has clearly been pushing the right levers as well.
Some conservatives still hold grudges against him for his fierce final months battling then-candidate Trump for the nomination and then refusal to endorse until weeks after his widely-criticized stunt at the RNC Convention. He is also a favorite of the left to hate, due to a mix of both his prominence and his firmness and unapologetic nature in his conservative beliefs.
No one is perfect and particularly when in such a spotlight at such a turbulent time as these past few years have been. I was no fan of his RNC actions, serving as a Trump campaign chair and Republican Party state official at that harsh time, but politics is chaotic and Senator Cruz remains a vibrant figure with still a lot to offer our country.
It seems strange in some ways that Texas is showing some polling uncertainty but we live in generally unusual times. After all, whod have thought the long-lost GOP hope of Pennsylvania would finally go red in 2016 let alone states such as Ohio, Michigan, or Wisconsin?
I am no Texan but have had the pleasure of knowing many. Senator Cruz is clearly a fighter who has made an enormous contribution to inspiring conservatives across the nation in recent years and I hope he will continue to do so.
The people of Texas are blessed by such a Senator, and we shall see in just about three months if they hopefully send Senator Cruz back once again to this place we call Washington, D.C. to fight for them and us all.
Regardless, he is an extremely capable man.
Love Cruz
Hes a great conservative
He will beat orourke.
I can only support Cruz for Texas Senate.
At the Convention, he betrayed conservatives and the Nation, by willingly hoping Hillary Clinton would win, so he could run in the next Election.
I will never support him for national office.
Go Pence.
I may have nightmares after that description.
Thanks for standing with the Constitution.
Ted could be a great Senator if he keeps him mind on that.
“..do a great job not just a senator, but also as president and supreme court justice. ,,
Yes, and I’d also like to see Ted Cruz as leader of the U.S. Senate.
The margin may not be huge, but O’Rourke can’t win.
The only problem is that Fredo just isn’t trustworthy.
I did not say he was not capable. I said he was not eligible for the presidency and the fact that he RAN for the presidency while touting his expertise on the Constitution proves to me that he is not trustworthy. Ted Cruz is all about Ted Cruz. If he would accept his limits....the restrictions of the Constitution, he COULD BE extremely valuable. BUT where has he been lately? Haven’t heard a peep from him in support of the president. Just how valuable is he if he is going to play the RINO-establishment game?
Ted could be a great Senator if he keeps him mind on that.
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Agreed, with emphasis on the big word “if.”
I posted to soon. I should have known and trusted that FR Cruz memes wouldn’t let me down.
I do not get really excited about Canadian Citizens of Cuban extraction serving in the U.S. Senate.
HIS MOTHER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DELAWARE WHICH MAKES HER A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, AND WHICH MAKES TED CRUZ ALSO A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, NO MATTER WERE HE WAS BORN. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT John Jay WHO'S CHILDREN WERE BORN OVERSEAS. HE WROTE A LETTER TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON TO MAKE SURE HIS CHILDREN WERE NATURAL BORN AMERICAN CITIZEN, NO MATTER WERE THEY WERE BORN. HENCE CHILDREN BORN TO AN AMERICAN PARENT OR PARENTS WHO SERVE IN THE MILITARY ARE AMERICAN CITIZEN NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE BORN, AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE FACT THAT TED CRUZ'S MOTHER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DELAWARE AND NEVER GAVE UP HER AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
HIS MOTHER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DELAWARE WHICH MAKES HER A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, AND WHICH MAKES TED CRUZ ALSO A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, NO MATTER WERE HE WAS BORN. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT John Jay WHO'S CHILDREN WERE BORN OVERSEAS. HE WROTE A LETTER TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON TO MAKE SURE HIS CHILDREN WERE NATURAL BORN AMERICAN CITIZEN, NO MATTER WERE THEY WERE BORN. HENCE CHILDREN BORN TO AN AMERICAN PARENT OR PARENTS WHO SERVE IN THE MILITARY ARE AMERICAN CITIZEN NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE BORN, AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE FACT THAT TED CRUZ'S MOTHER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DELAWARE AND NEVER GAVE UP HER AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
HIS MOTHER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DELAWARE WHICH MAKES HER A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, AND WHICH MAKES TED CRUZ ALSO A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, NO MATTER WERE HE WAS BORN. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT John Jay WHO'S CHILDREN WERE BORN OVERSEAS. HE WROTE A LETTER TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON TO MAKE SURE HIS CHILDREN WERE NATURAL BORN AMERICAN CITIZEN, NO MATTER WERE THEY WERE BORN. HENCE CHILDREN BORN TO AN AMERICAN PARENT OR PARENTS WHO SERVE IN THE MILITARY ARE AMERICAN CITIZEN NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE BORN, AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE FACT THAT TED CRUZ'S MOTHER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DELAWARE AND NEVER GAVE UP HER AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
News flash!!! his mother was born and raised in Delaware and as such she is a natural born US citizen, which makes Ted Cruz a natural born citizen, no matter where he was born!!!
Ted Cruz was a Canadian citizen until 2015.
His mother is a natural born citizen, but Ted is not.
Anwar Al-Awlaki’s kids born in Yemen to one citizen parent are as eligible as Ted Cruz.
I am and always have been a Trump supporter, but I like and support Cruz.
We need him.
The rest is piddly details.
BS! BOTH parents must be American Citizens at the time of the child’s birth. They must owe NO allegiance to any other country. ONE American parent does not fly. Read the Constitution before you mouth off and then argue with the USSC .
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