Posted on 12/10/2015 1:02:41 PM PST by VinL
Four Republican senators .. including presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.. voted against a resolution that affirmed there would be no religious test for people entering the United States.
The non binding amendment was attached to an unrelated security bill and read that, "It is the sense of the Senate that the United States must not bar individuals from entering into the United States based on their religion, as such action would be contrary to the fundamental principles on which this Nation was founded."
Cruz did not attend the meeting, so it was not immediately clear why he opposed the resolution that was aimed at formally rejecting Donald Trump's widely panned plan to bar Muslims from entering the country.
However, Cruz hasn't joined the chorus of other candidates in criticizing the ban, having said instead that he "[commends] Donald Trump for standing up and focusing America's attention on the need to secure our borders." According to Politico, "Several Democrats grinned visibly when Cruz's proxy vote of 'no' was cast, with one uttering into a hot mic: 'Ohhh yeah.'"
(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...
Texas’s ‘junior’ Senator, John Cornyn is an RINO, GOPe embarrassment!
I will remember this vote. Good for the 4 who voted against it.
Congress: “Let’s endanger the whole country so we can help the media ‘get’ Trump.”
Good for Ted.
GOPe is an embarassment
The wording is very deceptive. It is not that their is a religious test. it is a security test. You cannot hide behind religion in order to sneak in and slaughter people.
The hell with those who didn't !
WTH is that supposed to mean???
Simple. Call the GOP, tell them you will not vote for any republican that supports the infiltration of America by jihadists. And tell them no more money. Ever.
Every time the Muzzies kill again, Americans are going to remember this.
Democrats and GOPe think Americans are suicidal. They will find out they are wrong. Even the gimmee girls and guys vote their asses before their stomachs. A secret ballot is going to reveal the same thing that was revealed in the Kentucky Governors race. And that is that the pollsters and the parties are missing this issue bigtime.
While they’re at it, why don’t they pass an amendment that says they will never outlaw guns or intern US citizens? Bet that would get vetoed.
No terrorist should be convicted and then given the sentence of a life in prison for the remainder of life....the sentence should be an automatic death sentence. Tax payers should not be made to pay for a terrorist's room and board for even a day!
They are morons if they think this vote is a stain against any of the four.
Democrats fear Cruz, as well they should.
Why give any test at all? How about not letting ANYBODY in from terror producing countries?? An ISIS member can lie and say he is a Christian a Hindu or whatever just as much as use a fake name and say he isn’t a terrorist. The point is, why are we importing ANYBODY from the middle east or anyplace they have terror groups?
Have ‘em all get licked repeatedly by a big dog, get ‘em to chase and catch an bacon greased pig or wild hog, draw a picture of themselves kicking ol’ Mo and eat a BLT or BBQ pork ribs at the very least before we let ‘em in.
I expected better of Mike Lee. The rest of ‘em are Uniparty turds.
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