EW Jackson Hosts Call with Ted Cruz

Red NoVA ^ | November 17, 2015 | Taller Than Madison

[Isara]

Earlier today EW Jackson hosted a conference call with Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. The open call was part of a weekly feature for Jackson and his organization STAND.

Cruz began with opening remarks on his position on religious freedom and how he'll push back against the PC police whenever they try to admonish someone for being religious. Cruz then touched on his continued fight to defend traditional marriage. His opening was short and narrowly focused as he seemed genuinely more interested in taking questions than filling the time up with prepared talking points, which caught me as unexpected and a glaring difference from Hillary Clinton style campaigning. Hillary needs to be insulated and kept at distance from the press, while Cruz is upfront, unafraid and always prepared to take unscripted questions.

Callers asked about issues that ranged from transparency to government waste to religious freedom. All the questions were answered eloquently and evenhandedly. One caller asked a rather over-the-top question on whether Cruz could ever support a Muslim president. Cruz didn't take the bait and answered in a way that should be classified as the only correct answer to that question, which is; "there is no religious test for office." On marriage, Cruz said, "We should fight to defend marriage on every front.” And on education, Cruz said, "School Choice is the civil rights movement of the 21st century." I give him an A+ on each one of those answers, especially the one on School Choice.

Toward the end there was a question about Cruz's eligibility to run for president. The question was asked very respectfully and the answer was delivered in equally respectful language. Cruz stated that because his mother is a natural born citizen, who was born in Delaware, then he too is a citizen. The fact that he was born in Canada does not matter because US law has always recognized the sons and daughters of Americans born abroad as Americans. He said his detractors on this interpretation can only point to a European opining on US law, which has no legal binding at all.

After Cruz was finished EW Jackson then shared with the audience his impression that Cruz is a man of genuine faith in the Lord. Jackson expressed his interest and gratitude toward Ted Cruz's campaign but did not endorse Cruz, saying he won’t endorse anyone just yet.

[Isara]

FYI

[DaveyB]

I see two types of conservatives, those that support Ted Cruz, and those who don’t really know about him yet.

[cripplecreek]

Toward the end there was a question about Cruz's eligibility to run for president. The question was asked very respectfully and the answer was delivered in equally respectful language. Cruz stated that because his mother is a natural born citizen, who was born in Delaware, then he too is a citizen.

Being born in Canada to an American mother made Ted Cruz a full citizen of both nations. While a person with dual citizenship can't run for president, Ted Cruz renounced his Canadian citizenship which cleared the path.