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The Libertarian Moment Lives With Ted Cruz
Liberty Conservatives Magazine ^ | February 7, 2016 | Remso W. Martinez

Posted on 02/08/2016 7:15:40 AM PST by GodGunsGuts

Rand Paul is out, so what does this mean for the realistic future of 2016? It means what I've been saying for a while, Senator Ted Cruz will take his campaign all the way. There is now pretending that Ted Cruz is a libertarian, he is as conservative as they come, in the traditional sense.

The difference between Cruz and Paul though is this; Cruz never pretended to be something he wasn't, he has much adoration for libertarians, and has stated time and time again that when certain challenges come about, there is a need for a coalition. Senator Rand Paul on the other had was different, Paul over and over again denounced being a libertarian when it was unpopular to appear as when, and then whenever he needed a boost in support, he would toss around the word “libertarian” out of style. To simplify it, Ted Cruz is the friend that accepts you for who you are, while Rand Paul was the friend that would ignore you except when you were needed to advance his agenda.

As the race for the White House continues, Ted Cruz is now the only Republican left who can maintain the Reagan Coalition he has been fighting to piece together. While there are enough reasons libertarians would consider Cruz as a viable option, a honest assessment of Cruz from a libertarian lens has almost always been dismissed. Now is the time however to reconsider. I've stated in the past why I think Cruz will be the most libertarian-leaning president since Coolidge, but what are others saying?

Nick Gillespie over in an op-ed for the Daily Beast stated: ...

(Excerpt) Read more at libertyconservatives.com ...


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To: Cboldt

No, I am believer.
Testify!

We all know Obama effed up the oath and then it was redone in private

No honor no allegience


101 posted on 02/08/2016 8:57:52 AM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: mylife

No, the maple syrup sucking pig is Bernie Sanders. Who’s from Vermont.

Ted’s from Canada, not Vermont. Don’t confuse sucking maple syrup with liking the Maple Leafs. Who just suck.

;-)


102 posted on 02/08/2016 8:58:28 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: tanknetter

“Long-haired, dope-smoking, free-love hippies” were actually a very small part of the voter group that you reference.

Most of those voters were not, at any time, radicals... they just wanted to go to class, graduate and get a job. They wanted what most Americans (regardless of generation) want: an opportunity for security, liberty, prosperity and peace.

They grew older and logically voted for Reagan. Hipster millennial Paulite libertarians (and their old and crusty compatriots) are not similar to the Reagan baby boomer voters.

They are fringe heavy-baggage types who may account for a marginal at-the-polls advantage and a multitude of future political headaches.


103 posted on 02/08/2016 9:00:32 AM PST by Third Person (Andmoreagain)
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To: Cboldt

Subversives do lie and it aint always so smart to wear yer heart on yer sleeve but here I am


104 posted on 02/08/2016 9:01:39 AM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Cboldt

Subversives do lie and it aint always so smart to wear yer heart on yer sleeve but here I am


105 posted on 02/08/2016 9:01:39 AM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: mlo

Uh, it isn’t being “held against him,” he simply can’t be president of the United States.


106 posted on 02/08/2016 9:03:59 AM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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To: mylife

Hyperbole much?


107 posted on 02/08/2016 9:04:31 AM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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Gonna go listen to Rush.

AWW should be a hoot this week!

http://swling.com/blog/tag/allan-weiner-worldwide/

sorry for the blog link gunner LOL


108 posted on 02/08/2016 9:05:48 AM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Jesus I give up. Cruzbots cannot learn.


109 posted on 02/08/2016 9:06:05 AM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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To: mlo

So you think a person can be born in any country in the world, to any mother with citizenship, a citizenship they could have obtained a day before the birth, mother dies the next day, foreign father raises an “American” son, comes back to the U.S. under some arbitrary statute deadline... AND IS STILL A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN. . ? The Framers think you are a few nibbles short of a mouthful Bunky.


110 posted on 02/08/2016 9:10:23 AM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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To: mylife
BIRTHERS ARE INSANE!!

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Same thing as saying "GUN NUTS ARE INSANE". Someone is insisting on their Constitutional rights and you are hurling liberal insults.

111 posted on 02/08/2016 9:10:58 AM PST by r_barton (We the People of the United States...)
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To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw

Jesus I give up. Cruzbots cannot learn.

_____________________________________________

Good. Give up. Post your opus, newbie. And GTFO.


112 posted on 02/08/2016 9:24:58 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Is Ted Cruz a US Citizen? Yeah? Then Shut Up and Vote for Him.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

In the trucking industry we call people like you radio Rambos... Because you talk like Rambo on the radio, but never show up to settle accounts. Enjoy your sorry life you PASSOS.


113 posted on 02/08/2016 9:51:29 AM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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To: Nifster

Maybe not, but he’s the closest thing still in the race. Who else would they stand behind?


114 posted on 02/08/2016 11:38:57 AM PST by Reaper19
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To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw
"So you think a person can be born in any country in the world, to any mother with citizenship, a citizenship they could have obtained a day before the birth, mother dies the next day, foreign father raises an “American” son, comes back to the U.S. under some arbitrary statute deadline... AND IS STILL A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN. . ?"

Making up some extreme scenario doesn't help your case. All of these distinctions are arbitrary, including "natural born citizen" itself. Is it any less arbitrary to think that a child born to American parents who just happened to be out of the country at the moment of birth, a child that is born a US citizen and that subsequently spends it's entire life in the US and has no ties to the country its parents were visiting, that that child shouldn't be able to be President? That's completely arbitrary.

"The Framers think you are a few nibbles short of a mouthful Bunky."

You don't speak for the framers. It is far more likely they agreed with me. The "natural born citizen" clause is there to prevent people from immigrating to the US (particularly foreign princes) and becoming President. It is not there to prevent US citizens from birth from serving just because their parents travelled out of the country.

115 posted on 02/08/2016 12:08:19 PM PST by mlo
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To: r_barton
"Same thing as saying "GUN NUTS ARE INSANE". Someone is insisting on their Constitutional rights and you are hurling liberal insults."

Except that birthers aren't insisting on their constitutional rights. They are making up things about the constitution.

116 posted on 02/08/2016 12:10:05 PM PST by mlo
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To: mlo

Simple question- Do people have a natural affinity for the land they are born on? Answer- Yes


117 posted on 02/08/2016 1:52:24 PM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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