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Rubio Links Cruz To Snowden
The Weekly Standard ^ | 17 November 2015 | Michael Warren

Posted on 11/19/2015 11:48:22 AM PST by zeestephen

Marco Rubio: "At least two of my colleagues in the Senate aspiring to the presidency, Senator Cruz in particular, have voted to weaken the U.S. intelligence programs just in the last month and a half," Rubio said, referring to the passage of the USA Freedom Act that ended government's ability to hold on to bulk amounts of metadata.

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Ted Cruz:

"If it is the case that the federal government is seizing millions of personal records about law-abiding citizens, and if it is the case that there are minimal restrictions on accessing or reviewing those records, then I think Mr. Snowden has done a considerable public service by bringing it to light," Cruz said on June 11, 2013, echoing fellow senator and current presidential candidate Rand Paul.

1 posted on 11/19/2015 11:48:22 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

Well Cruz does like a fight. Let’s see if he is up to it.


2 posted on 11/19/2015 11:49:03 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: zeestephen

FUMR!! Turncoat Gang of eight amnesty pimp!


3 posted on 11/19/2015 11:53:12 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to to God!)
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To: zeestephen
Rubio , by questioning Cruz's committment to security
while proposing continued "Open Borders" and amnesty
just proved himself to be a sold out, double-speak RINO !
4 posted on 11/19/2015 11:53:27 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: zeestephen

Ball is in your court now Marco....


5 posted on 11/19/2015 11:53:37 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, I hope you do too!!!)
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To: zeestephen

Marco smells desperate


6 posted on 11/19/2015 11:54:18 AM PST by GeronL (I remember when this was a conservative forum)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Confirmed also that he is no defender of liberty and would be just as prone to executive overreach as King Obie is.
7 posted on 11/19/2015 11:54:44 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Tony Schwartz and Meredith McIver, a couple of dam* fine authors...)
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To: zeestephen

Wow, linking to Snowden seems like a desperate hail Mary pass, pretty dirty. Ted ought to swat this like a fly and turn it back on Marco Amnesty.


8 posted on 11/19/2015 11:55:21 AM PST by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: zeestephen

Rubio = Establishment Trash

Trump/Cruz 2016


9 posted on 11/19/2015 11:57:10 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: zeestephen

I think Marco just teed up the ball for Ted.


10 posted on 11/19/2015 11:57:32 AM PST by Qiviut
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To: zeestephen

Did Rubio slam Rand Paul by name as well?


11 posted on 11/19/2015 12:00:13 PM PST by FourPeas ("Conservatism's worked every time it's been tried." -Rush)
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To: Qiviut

Yep, I hope Cruz asks Rubio at the next debate to give some concrete specifics to the tie to Snowden. Time to embarrass this RINO to oblivion.


12 posted on 11/19/2015 12:01:01 PM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: Qiviut

Marco’s playing “Risk for Beginners”, while Cruz play “Civilization V”...deity level.


13 posted on 11/19/2015 12:06:26 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi! My vote is going to Cruz.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

Hail Mary pass and not a very good one.


14 posted on 11/19/2015 12:07:29 PM PST by JustaCowgirl (When its all about Obama, the rest of us generally get a boot to the head --Investors Business Daily)
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To: zeestephen

Cruz is taking the middle ground between Rubio and Paul on this which is where most Americans are.


15 posted on 11/19/2015 12:09:06 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: napscoordinator

Cruz will mop Rubio up and squeeze him like dirty water over this issue. Rubio is lying and getting desperate trying to compensate from his immigration, gang of eight exposure and it is showing.


16 posted on 11/19/2015 12:10:35 PM PST by demkicker (My passion for freedom is stronger than that of Democrats whose obsession is to enslave me.)
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To: FourPeas
Re: “Did Rubio slam Rand Paul by name as well?”

Not that I know about.

But, the fact that Rand Paul no longer appears to be a competitive candidate might be the reason for Rubio’s silence.

17 posted on 11/19/2015 12:10:43 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen
I made this analogy the other day and it fits here....

It is as if we have a badger on the loose inside our house (or one might potentially get in). On one side we have people like Rubio who think we need to cover the furniture with plastic, keep the trash can empty, chain the fridge door closed, sweep up the badger droppings, etc...

On the other hand we have people like Cruz who say, "No we don't need to change our lifestyle (right to privacy) in order to accommodate the badgers (3rd world invaders)."

We need to prevent having badgers (3rd world invaders) in our house in the first place. Then we can go back to living like 1st world civilized citizens with rights to privacy, property and autonomy.

I bet Marco thinks it is a fair trade off to have our daughters groped by the TSA as long as it means we can continue to be a modern "multicultural" society. Personally, I would rather be a uni-cultural society and not have to subject our daughters and mothers to such treatment.

18 posted on 11/19/2015 12:12:36 PM PST by nitzy (I don't vote for Republican'ts)
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To: zeestephen

Cruz is absolutely right. There are ways to monitor the bad guys without violating the Fourth Amendment rights of all Americans. Rubio knows that.


19 posted on 11/19/2015 12:15:58 PM PST by TBP (Nous sommes tout Francais.)
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To: zeestephen

Screw Rubio, this is the same dude that worked with Schmuck Schumer on the gang of 8 amnesty bill. He is nothing more than a clone of Jeb.


20 posted on 11/19/2015 12:16:18 PM PST by kenmcg
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