Cruz needs to learn that Islam is NOT a “Religion,” and that it has declared war on Christians and the Great Satan, America.
I totally agree Islam is not a religion it is a criminal ideological murderous cult.
I support Cruz but on this he is dead wrong, the authors of the constitution would not have included islam as a religion unfortunately they thought enough of common sense, reason and logic that it went without saying that cults especially those dedicated under the threat of death to forced submission demanding absolute authority over the entire human race are not religions.
Islam is a religion practiced by millions of people. A week ago, I attended a study of how the Islamic faith differs from Christianity. The speaker was an ex-cia agent who lived for many years in Islamic countries and knows every facet of that religion. There it was on the board, the differences of the two religions.
As to this article, Cruz is right that no American Citizen should be registered by religion by the government, and that includes any American Citizen whose religion is Islam. Once government has the power to register Islamic American Citizens, we are all in danger of the government registering all American Citizen Catholics, all Baptists, etc..
If you are in a group in the majority who can bring about a law that smashes a minority group, that law is still there when you become the minority group and you get smashed. Any law should be FAIR and necessary; no law should be written to be vindictive just because the majority group can. It WILL come back to hurt you in the future.
Now, not registering American Citizens by religion does not mean the government cannot have a list of suspect Muslims, citizens or not, plus any other person, citizen or not, and suspect means they have exhibited behavior that may be criminal. Certainly there already is a list the government (FBI, NSA, Homeland Security) is watching, Muslim or not, citizen or not, with suspect behavior. They are already watching over 700 such individuals in the USA since the Paris massacre.
By the way, I just spoke to my son in London where he has lived for over twenty-five years. He assures me the office where he is editing a documentary film, is a number of blocks from central London where terrorists would be most likely to hit.
He said the borders of Britain were tightened some time ago, and are more secure than the French borders were. Also said for some time now, their police and special units stay armed and ready to respond.
A few days ago, he sent a picture of himself to me that was made in Monroe County, Arkansas. He was there this last weekend, and he had on a bullet proof vest and I asked him why he was wearing that. He was with the sheriff of the county, riding on patrol with him. He and the sheriff are friends since that sheriff was in one of the documentary film series, “Heroes Behind The Badge” son did two years ago. It appears another "Hero" series will be made next year.
Yes, he was wearing that bullet proof vest - what is a Mother to do? I can't protect him like I could when he was four and a big dog was chasing him - I stopped that dog but I can't stop bullets. Pray for all our law enforcement officers who never know when they will face bullets.
What Cruz has referred to as “Trump’s” position is not true!!! Ted....you gotta learn to never trust anything the Obamabot media feeds you!!! I like you a ton, Ted...but you hurt yourself today by commenting on an item that was an outright lie!!! If I were you, I would it back right now!!! Trump is not your enemy.......... Obama & Hillary are your sworn enemies!!!