Judge Napolitano flat-out lies about Ted Cruz on Fox News

[jmdrake]

Ok, so you are going to believe what you want to believe. Even though he supports ending the department and never suggested a federal voucher program. I'm done.

Here's a question. There is currently no federal barrier to state school voucher programs. So.....what was Ted Cruz's point?

 

[idiom]

Does school choice mean voucher? Vouchers for public schools may not have much of an affect on prices, but vouchers for private schools could have a devastating affect on the market clearing price. Subsidies distort markets.

And Public schools are not a subsidy?



If a federal candidate is talking about school choice as part of his platform, he is talking about a federal program.

It may be a far more efficient allocation of federal money, but it is still an allocation of federal money.

If it was a clean streamlined voucher program, it would be a huge step forward from the current system.

 

[erowe1]

Even though he supports ending the department

I don't see how he can do this and stick with what he said in the quote your provided in the OP, unless he just wants to put his federal education stuff in some other department.

and never suggested a federal voucher program. I'm done.

A federal voucher program wouldn't be the only way he could pursue the campaign promise he made in the quote you provided. I think it's more likely that he'll propose something where states will have to have school choice programs at the state level in order to get federal money.

But whatever he does, I don't see how you can construe that quote somehow to mean he wants to get the federal government entirely out of education. What Napolitano said is a lot more true to what Cruz meant than what you seem to be saying.

 

[Brett85]

I don't care. I'm not a Cruz supporter. I still think that Rand is night and day better than him.

 

[cindy25]

there is a huge difference between federal right to education, and right to education. common core entrenches federal influence

 

[TaftFan]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...-from-prominent-libertarian-judge-napolitano/

Sorry spinsters, I was right all along:

The campaign spokesperson told TheBlaze Cruz absolutely was not claiming that every person has a federally guaranteed right to education, and he never mentioned the federal government in making the point. Instead, the spokesperson said Cruz was advocating for “bottom-up” education reform centered around school choice, the “right” to choose.

 

[paleocon1]

I am so disappointed in Judge Napolitano. Beyond words.

From Fox News: http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/23/judge-napolitanos-constitutional-disagreements-ted-cruz

"Napolitano also said his "heart sank" when he heard Cruz talk about a "federal right to education"

Naturally, I had to find out the truth. I watched the speech. Here is what Ted Cruz said in his speech, word for word:

"Instead of a federal government which seeks to dictate curriculum through Common Core. Imagine repealing every word of Common Core. Imagine embracing school choice as the civil rights issue of the next generation. That every single child, regardless of race, regardless of ethnicity, regardless of wealth or zip code, every child in America has a right to a quality education."

Yeah well you would do better to be disappointed in Ted Cruz. Just where does the USA Constitution give the Feds or the Prez ANY roll in educating kids? For that matter where does the US Constitution give foreign born, foreign parented sorts such as Cruz leave to be President? Cruz is a whitewashed obama in an elephant suit.

 

[Ender]

I'll take the Judge any day- Cruz can take a hike.

 

[JK/SEA]

I'll take the Judge any day- Cruz can take a hike.

this.

 

[pcosmar]

That is BS and you know it.

You should change your name to CruzFan and be done with it.
I have never seen that private schools are any better than public schools anyway.

kids will get "educated" regardless.. Life educates.

 

[erowe1]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...-from-prominent-libertarian-judge-napolitano/

Sorry spinsters, I was right all along:

Your use of the word "spinster" is ironic.

I don't get how the spin in that explanation helps your case one bit.

Conspicuously absent is any explanation of what he thinks his role will be as POTUS in making sure that this bottom-up education reform centered around school choice, that he claims every child in America has a right to, happens.

Suffice it to say, he's not talking about the federal government merely getting out of the way and letting whatever happens happen.

 

[Cleaner44]

No One But Paul is still in effect.

Fuck Ted Cruz. He is better than Peter King but miles away from being a liberty candidate now.

 

[erowe1]

No One But Paul is still in effect.

Fuck Ted Cruz. He is better than Peter King but miles away from being a liberty candidate now.

We can't afford to hedge our bets. If both Cruz and Paul are in the race, they will assure one another's defeat. We need to go no holds barred against Cruz and kill his chances early. You are all in or Rand Paul, or you're not for him at all. Cruz isn't a tolerable consolation prize in case Rand loses, he is public enemy number 1.

ETA: I have no problem with anyone who would rather sit the election out entirely than support Rand. But Cruz supporters have no conceivable use to us whatsoever other than as targets to proselytize.

 

[AuH20]

We can't afford to hedge our bets. If both Cruz and Paul are in the race, they will assure one another's defeat. We need to go no holds barred against Cruz and kill his chances early. You are all in or Rand Paul, or you're not for him at all. Cruz isn't a tolerable consolation prize in case Rand loses, he is public enemy number 1.

ETA: I have no problem with anyone who would rather sit the election out entirely than support Rand. But Cruz supporters have no conceivable use to us whatsoever other than as targets to proselytize.

That's insane. Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are public enemy #1.

 

[erowe1]

That's insane. Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are public enemy #1.

No way.

I don't know why you even mention Hillary. She's not a Republican. She may or may not get the Dem nomination, but if she does, she'll be easy for any Republican to beat. And Rand won't have a chance of being that Republican until he first gets the GOP nomination.

In order to get that GOP nomination, Rand needs to consolidate the anti-establishment Republicans behind himself. He won't be the establishment's pick. He can't. Jeb probably will. And if Jeb doesn't, someone else besides Rand will. That candidate will automatically have a huge advantage over all others. In order for Rand to be able to beat that candidate he first has to eliminate Cruz and plunder Cruz's potential support.

 

[AuH20]

No way.

I don't know why you even mention Hillary. She's not a Republican. She may or may not get the Dem nomination, but if she does, she'll be easy for any Republican to beat. And Rand won't have a chance of being that Republican until he first gets the GOP nomination.

In order to get that GOP nomination, Rand needs to consolidate the anti-establishment Republicans behind himself. He won't be the establishment's pick. He can't. Jeb probably will. And if Jeb doesn't, someone else besides Rand will. That candidate will automatically have a huge advantage over all others. In order for Rand to be able to beat that candidate he first has to eliminate Cruz and plunder Cruz's potential support.

And when he beats Cruz's head in, how will he consolidate Cruz's voters? When you alienate his supporters, those votes are gone for good.

 

[erowe1]

And when he beats Cruz's head in, how will he consolidate Cruz's voters? When you alienate his supporters, those votes are gone for good.

That's why we can't let it get that far. I didn't say "support," I said "potential support." Cruz has to go down in flames ASAP. That must be the priority. Jeb can wait.

 

[jllundqu]

I'd like to see Rand and Cruz work together to move the whole party towards liberty issues. Once the votes are counted, whoever is left standing should support the other.

Just my humble 2 cents

 

[AuH20]

I'd like to see Rand and Cruz work together to move the whole party towards liberty issues. Once the votes are counted, whoever is left standing should support the other.

Just my humble 2 cents

Yes, I agree. Both are long shots. But Rand's brand is stronger.

 

[Anti Federalist]

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