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Cruz Disagrees With Trump on Muslim Registry
Texas Tribune ^ | 11/20/2015 | Patrick Svitek

Posted on 11/20/2015 9:26:47 AM PST by GIdget2004

Ted Cruz on Friday put a bit of distance between himself and arguably his closest ally in the presidential race: Donald Trump.

Kicking off a two-day swing through Iowa, the U.S. senator from Texas was asked about Trump's apparent openness Thursday to a national registry of American Muslims in the wake of the recent Paris terrorist attacks.

"I'm a big fan of Donald Trump's, but not a fan of government registries of American citizens," Cruz told reporters before a town hall at Briar Cliff University. The "First Amendment protects religious liberty."

Asked Thursday by NBC News if he wanted to monitor Muslims in America through a database, Trump replied he would "certainly implement that." The suggestion has drawn comparisons to Nazi Germany and has sparked bipartisan criticism.

Cruz has cultivated a chummy relationship with the billionaire, declining to directly criticize him on a host of issues. He refused to go further Friday when asked again about Trump's idea, reiterating his belief that reporters just want to see the two duke it out.

Cruz was joined at the town hall by U.S. Rep. Steve King of Iowa, who endorsed the senator Monday. Speaking with reporters, King also expressed some opposition to Trump's idea of a Muslim registry, saying he did not know how it would work in practice.

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To: GIdget2004

This could be Trumps undoing thanks to a Hillary backer.


21 posted on 11/20/2015 9:35:26 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: dforest

It’s a real item, too. The first task of the Feds is to protect us. Ted got suckered in by the media and shot himself in the foot.


22 posted on 11/20/2015 9:35:34 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: GIdget2004; cripplecreek; erod; Isara; Army Air Corps; EQAndyBuzz; GraceG
Why don't we just keep them out? Period!

I cite Joker and Speed Bump from Chechnya as examples >:(

23 posted on 11/20/2015 9:36:45 AM PST by KC_Lion (The fences are going up all over Europe. We shall not see them down again in our lifetime.)
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To: GIdget2004

Rush says Trump “absolutely” didn’t say it.

Taken out of context bug time.


24 posted on 11/20/2015 9:36:47 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: b4its2late

LoL. Nah.


25 posted on 11/20/2015 9:38:13 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: KC_Lion
Why don't we just keep them out? Period!

Agreed and I believe that can be done constitutionally.
26 posted on 11/20/2015 9:38:30 AM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: dowcaet
Cruz should know better than to accept what the media says at face value. Kinda disappointing on his part.

No, it was you who just accepted what the media says at face value.

Cruz did NOT criticize Trump on this.

27 posted on 11/20/2015 9:39:10 AM PST by FreeReign
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To: GIdget2004

Take a couple of minutes to read what was said and really happened not the mediots bs:

No, Donald Trump Doesn’t Want to Register All American Muslims. It’s Just Another Media Smear.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/1269/no-donald-trump-doesnt-want-register-all-american-ben-shapiro


28 posted on 11/20/2015 9:40:24 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Syrians escape to live well in US & EU..Our troops go to Syria to die in their place. More Obamacrap)
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To: Sacajaweau
Ted got suckered in by the media and shot himself in the foot.

Where did he say anything about Trump?

"I'm a big fan of Donald Trump's, but not a fan of government registries of American citizens

He refused to go further Friday when asked again about Trump's idea, reiterating his belief that reporters just want to see the two duke it out.

Apparently some FReepers DO take the bait.

29 posted on 11/20/2015 9:40:51 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: skeeter

Wait till the next big attack in US when lots of innocent Citizens are gunned down—then, maybe this ideas will not sound so bad.


30 posted on 11/20/2015 9:42:30 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: GIdget2004

Sigh. Cruz should know better. Trump didn’t say it. For Pete’s sake.


31 posted on 11/20/2015 9:42:54 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Rush just blew this BS out of the water.


Good for Rush.

Rush has been on fire on all of this “no religious test” Lyin Paul Ryan crap, as well. He gave a great historical overview of how we’ve screened our incoming, in the past....using......religion tests.


32 posted on 11/20/2015 9:42:56 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: GIdget2004

this wont hurt Trump, and it wont hurt Cruz....you Trumpeters need to chill and focus on the enemy...the MSM


33 posted on 11/20/2015 9:43:38 AM PST by gwgn02
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To: MaskedMan

Well, I read his response and it sure LOOKED like Cruz “took the bait.” He should have said, “Trump didn’t say that and the media is lying again, like they lie about all of us.”


34 posted on 11/20/2015 9:44:34 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

What did Cruz say about Trump? I see a lot of FReepers taking the bait that they accuse Cruz of taking....only, he didn’t.


35 posted on 11/20/2015 9:45:13 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: b4its2late

“This could be Trumps undoing thanks to a Hillary backer.”

Nice try. Now take 2 minutes to read what really happened and was said by Trump.

If you don’t believe this, read what Cruz said and Rush said.

Take a couple of minutes to read what was said and really happened not the mediots bs:

No, Donald Trump Doesn’t Want to Register All American Muslims. It’s Just Another Media Smear.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/1269/no-donald-trump-doesnt-want-register-all-american-ben-shapiro


36 posted on 11/20/2015 9:45:36 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Syrians escape to live well in US & EU..Our troops go to Syria to die in their place. More Obamacrap)
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To: LS
He should have said, “Trump didn’t say that and the media is lying again, like they lie about all of us.”

So it's now Cruz' job to defend Trump? Really?

Did you think and say that when Trump was accused of not defending Obama being called a muslim?

37 posted on 11/20/2015 9:47:11 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: who knows what evil?

The Muslims apparently believe that the US is a committed Muslim nation. US citizens must demand the view of Pres. Jefferson as to Muslim encroachment into US society be brought back.


38 posted on 11/20/2015 9:47:19 AM PST by noinfringers2
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To: GIdget2004

Cruz is doing what he usually does, take both sides.


39 posted on 11/20/2015 9:47:39 AM PST by heights
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To: GIdget2004
"I'm a big fan of Donald Trump's, but not a fan of government registries of American citizens," Cruz told reporters before a town hall at Briar Cliff University. The "First Amendment protects religious liberty."

Someone should tell Mr. Cruz that strict adherents of Islam, American "citizens" or no, don't believe in the First Amendment, nor any of the other Natural Rights of Man.

40 posted on 11/20/2015 9:47:56 AM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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