I thought Cruz was supposed to be some great Constitutional expert. I guess that being an “expert” doesn’t mean that a person actually has to love or following the Constitution. Let’s see...
He doesn’t believe that only a natural born citizen is eligible to be President.
He doesn’t believe in the First Amendment.
What other parts of the Constitution does he discard?
Heck, he can't even read the plain language of the Constitution...
14th Amendment, Section 1: “All person born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside.”
#1 Cruz was not born in the United States, therefore
#2 he was not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States at birth, because
#3 at the time of his birth, the place of his parents permanent residence was located in Canada
Where did Cruz say anything against the First Amendment?
He said that Trump is responsible for the culture of his campaign. I’ve heard people here talk about how warm and caring and dynamic his campaign events are. I’m sure they attribute that to Trump. The reverse is also true - if the culture is violent, rude, libelous, etc, then Trump might do well to ask himself if he needs to do something different.
BLM will be violent regardless of what anybody says or does, and I think Cruz acknowledged that when he said that those who took violence upon themselves are responsible for that.
But the verbal slams, ridicule, tough-man talk, etc of Trump does encourage his supporters to be the same. And the threads here reflect that. Sure, the First Amendment gives everybody the right to be that way, and Cruz has never said otherwise. But it’s not particularly helpful, especially when we’ve got a LOT of old alliances that need to be rebuilt after Obama’s time of destruction.