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Ted Cruz ‘reached out to the Pentagon’ about martial law conspiracy theory
MSNBC ^ | May 2, 2015 | Emma Margolin

Posted on 05/02/2015 6:04:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Depending on whom you ask, “Jade Helm 15” is either a domestic military training exercise or a covert operation for the federal government to take over the state of Texas – and 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz just became the latest Republican to fan the flames of the latter theory.

Speaking at the South Carolina Republican Party’s annual convention Saturday, the Texas senator told Bloomberg’s David Weigel that his office had contacted the Pentagon about the exercise, which officially consists of a series of training drills throughout the Southwest for about 1,200 special operations personnel, including Green Berets and Navy SEALs. Conspiracy theorists operating on the fringes of the conservative blogosphere, however, have other ideas about what the exercise, known as Jade Helm 15, is intended to do – such as implement martial law, seize Americans’ guns, and imprison political dissidents.

Rather than squash those theories outright, Cruz apparently decided it was better to be safe than sorry.

“My office has reached out to the Pentagon to inquire about this exercise,” he said. “We are assured it is a military training exercise. I have no reason to doubt those assurances, but I understand the reason for concern and uncertainty, because when the federal government has not demonstrated itself to be trustworthy in this administration, the natural consequence is that many citizens don’t trust what it is saying.”(continued)

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; jadehelm; martiallaw; obama; tedcruz; texas
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1 posted on 05/02/2015 6:04:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Verify BEFORE trust.


2 posted on 05/02/2015 6:07:24 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t see a problem with this. People ARE spooked.


3 posted on 05/02/2015 6:08:11 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
It says so much that people even think that this might possibly be true.
And for a senator to make inquiries, and for the military to tell a senator from Texas: "Nothing to those rumors" -- if the operation perhaps turns out to have any sort of ulterior motive at all -- watch out. I think the world would come crashing down.
4 posted on 05/02/2015 6:10:10 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Democrats. They just ... say stuff.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

1 MAN stands between an impostor Indonesian destroying
the United States of America.

1 MAN.

How many are need to save the Constitution?


5 posted on 05/02/2015 6:10:19 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He just lost my vote.

If he believes he’s a nut.

If he doesn’t believe it, but asked to make the wing nuts feel better he is a pander-bear.

Finally, if he expected any answer other than the one he got—he’s an idiot.

This whole JH thing is an embarrassment to the right. What are y’all gonna do when you wake up and realize the riechstagg is not on fire?


6 posted on 05/02/2015 6:11:30 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anyone who thinks that 1,200 special operations personnel can take over Texas reads too many comicbooks.


7 posted on 05/02/2015 6:13:53 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: Diogenesis

One GOOD man is needed to lead. I would follow. CRUZ!!!!


8 posted on 05/02/2015 6:14:14 PM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: Vermont Lt

Well, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) seems to believe it and has the Texas National Guard watching them.


9 posted on 05/02/2015 6:14:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: sergeantdave

How many people were needed for the 1993 WTC bombing?


10 posted on 05/02/2015 6:17:18 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

I have a brother who lives in Big Spring Texas where this is taking place. He says it is scaring the sh!t out of people.

They are walking the streets and neighborhoods at night, setting off explosives, yelling, screaming. etc.

Ya know, people in Texas have lots of guns, lots. Maybe they should think about THAT for a moment.


11 posted on 05/02/2015 6:17:47 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
“My office has reached out to the Pentagon to inquire about this exercise,”

Wow, he really is a nut. /s
12 posted on 05/02/2015 6:18:28 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Diogenesis

And yet FR has a significant contingent of people bound and determined to make sure he’s eliminated in the primaries.

I wonder why.


13 posted on 05/02/2015 6:18:58 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Vermont Lt

Did he ever have your support to begin with, or are you just saying that.


14 posted on 05/02/2015 6:19:54 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Speaking of nuts, Coming from a guy that sals Palin’s family a bunch of drunks a couple months back, that is probably to his benefit.


15 posted on 05/02/2015 6:20:16 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Vermont Lt

“What are y’all gonna do when you wake up and realize the riechstagg is not on fire?”

It will eventually be set on fire. Wisdom in this regard means discernment in assessing when that is a high probability.


16 posted on 05/02/2015 6:21:24 PM PDT by ModelBreaker (')
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To: sergeantdave

Take over Texas no, be a severe nuisance to it yes.


17 posted on 05/02/2015 6:21:44 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Sounds to me like he never really had your vote in the first place.

But, perhaps your better instincts will kick in again.


18 posted on 05/02/2015 6:22:01 PM PDT by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: Norm Lenhart

“sals”?


19 posted on 05/02/2015 6:22:19 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Tyop. “Said”


20 posted on 05/02/2015 6:22:37 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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