Justin Amash: Why I Trust Ted Cruz

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[Gh34]

I don't think it has to do with embracing an authoritarian for some people. Donald Trump is largely correct on illegal immigration, exploitative managed trade deals and foreign policy. These are not superficial issues but rather core policies. I laugh when I hear the word 'liberty' carelessly thrown around when liberty can mean multiples of different things to different individuals.

The way people should look at it is this. Cruz is a controlled opposition candidate funded and backed by neocon donors like Adelson, who previously worked under Bush and loves John Bolton, his wife cowrote the North American Union paper for the CFR, and now all of a sudden he's 'anti-establishment', despite employing nixon-tier establishment tactics against political opponents. That's why the Tea Party movement was hijacked in the first place, so that a real liberty candidate wouldn't have a chance. It's strategically better for libertarians for the watered down pseudos to be weeded out and exposed, so that in the future, real libertarianism has a chance.

 

[angelatc]

I trust Justin His political instincts have served him, and us, quite well so far.

 

[AuH20]

The way people should look at it is this. Cruz is a controlled opposition candidate funded and backed by neocon donors like Adelson, who previously worked under Bush and loves John Bolton, his wife cowrote the North American Union paper for the CFR, and now all of a sudden he's 'anti-establishment', despite employing nixon-tier establishment tactics against political opponents. That's why the Tea Party movement was hijacked in the first place, so that a real liberty candidate wouldn't have a chance. It's strategically better for libertarians for the watered down pseudos to be weeded out and exposed, so that in the future, real libertarianism has a chance.

Think of the politicians that snuck in under the Tea Party label. Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst. I'd say Rand Paul and Mike Lee were the only real assets that the Tea Party catapulted into the Senate.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Hardly noteworthy or a game changer. Of the people in the House GOP, Amash is hardly a big name or one that's going to sway an election. So like it or not, this won't change much.

 

[RonPaulMall]

I won't hold it against him despite my growing distaste with Cruz. The timing is strange. Why did he wait until Cruz lost SC badly and is basically done? Seems like the time to endorse would've been a week or two ago, after Rand dropped out but before Cruz killed himself with the dirty tricks and a major primary loss.

Tactically, it makes sense. It is now pretty much certain that Cruz will not win. So the only real consequence of the endorsement is that Justin gains favor with a powerful Senator who might be useful to him in the future. Win/Win from Justin's standpoint.

 

[69360]

Makes sense. I think Cruz is the best one left but far from perfect.

 

[cajuncocoa]

In b4 Matt comes to tell us that he had to do it....he promised or somebody or something.....endorsements don't matter (then why do them?) God, I hate party politics.

 

[Indy Vidual]

Is Justin Amash showing signs of having lived of off the taxpayers for too long?

 

[AuH20]

Trump is nearly up to 36% in Justin's home state. heh.

 

[Brett85]

I don't think it has to do with embracing an authoritarian for some people. Donald Trump is largely correct on illegal immigration, exploitative managed trade deals and foreign policy. These are not superficial issues but rather core policies. I laugh when I hear the word 'liberty' carelessly thrown around, when liberty can mean multiples of different things to different individuals.

A mass deportation of all 12-20 million illegal immigrants is clearly an authoritarian and anti liberty position.

 

[AuH20]

A mass deportation of all 12-20 million illegal immigrants is clearly an authoritarian and anti liberty position.

No one is realistically deporting any large numbers of people. The gap will be closed however, so this nonsense will cease. The days of Mexico exporting their social ills will come to an end if DJT arrives.

 

[EBounding]

The endorsement helps Amash more than it helps Cruz.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I've never cared who endorses who. Why is this such a big deal for people? Judge the candidate or product on its own merits and quit relying on other people to tell you what to do, who to vote for or what products to buy.

Agree. Who cares about endorsements? They should always be taken with a huge grain of salt.

It should be noted how many so called "Tea Party" candidates have endorsed Rubio, with much media fanfare. Perhaps Amash wanted to offset those in some minor way with his preference for Cruz over Rubio and Trump.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

More from Amash:

The recent passing of Justice Antonin Scalia reminds us of the importance of electing a president committed to nominating justices to the Supreme Court who will uphold the Constitution and the Rule of Law. Because the Court has not lost a conservative in many years, this selection may become the most influential act of the next president. Replacing Justice Scalia with a poorly chosen justice could alter our country’s identity on critical issues such as education, health care, criminal justice, privacy, and even the very meaning of the Constitution.

In this regard, history has given us a uniquely qualified candidate—Ted Cruz served as a Supreme Court clerk (an extraordinarily selective job held each year by fewer than 40 lawyers who work directly with the justices to shape the Court’s opinions) and has the rare distinction of having argued many cases before the Supreme Court. The importance of these credentials cannot be overstated in the current context.

But the Supreme Court is not the only thing at stake. Our entire constitutional system is under threat.

An effective president for the people is going to face massive fights with the lobbyist class and Washington elites. It is not enough for a president to have smart advisers and well-rehearsed lines. Whether or not we agree on every issue, libertarian and conservative Republicans must choose a president who has the courage to stand up for the American people in the face of relentless attacks. Ted has shown that he is a true leader who can defend the principles of our constitutional republic, takes libertarian ideas seriously (even when he disagrees), and will not back down from the battles that must be fought.

Since Ted arrived in the Senate, he has stood shoulder to shoulder with the House Freedom Caucus, of which I am a member. Ted has consistently led the fight in the Senate against the Washington Cartel’s trillion-dollar omnibus spending bills. And while his Senate colleague Marco Rubio pays lip service to inclusivity while actually advocating unwelcoming and unpopular GOP positions from past decades, Ted Cruz recognizes that we grow the Republican Party by embracing new approaches that genuinely reflect our support for limited, constitutional government.

Take, for instance, Ted’s opposition to cronyism and corporate welfare. Unlike his competitors, Ted understands that when we allow the government to pick winners and losers, the American people lose. He isn’t afraid to challenge the rampant corruption in Washington, and he isn’t afraid to champion economic freedom. Ted won the Iowa caucuses with a principled stand against subsidies, even though pundits warned that no one could win the state without pandering to the ethanol lobby.

On civil liberties and foreign policy, Ted and I don’t always agree. But he was one of only ten Republican senators to stand up for our rights by supporting Rand Paul’s amendment to kill the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015—also known as CISA—a cyberspying bill that violates the privacy of all Americans. And Ted has been a stalwart defender of our Fifth Amendment right to due process, strongly opposing the government’s asserted power to indefinitely detain Americans without charge or trial.

Like me, Ted believes that the United States must be well defended and respected around the globe. He stands with our troops and will not put them in harm’s way unless necessary to protect our country. Unlike some other Republican candidates, Ted opposed intervening in Libya and voted against arming Syrian rebels, and he will not use our Armed Forces to engage in nation building.

To defend liberty, we must defend our Constitution. I’m supporting Ted because, knowing him personally and having served with him in Congress over the past few years, I trust him as a conservative ally who consistently listens to my perspective and stands firm for what he believes is right.
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http://opinion.injo.com/2016/02/253437-trust-ted-cruz/

 

[Erazer]

the OP is a well known Cruz troll.. anything said pro-cruz from him is automatically suspect.... but to be honest, I like Justin alot but I dont need him to tell me that Ted cant be trusted.. ted has made that very clear from his own repeated actions and those of his campaign.

I'm not a troll, I'm just enthusiastic.

 

[Anti-Neocon]

So you support the ex-Bush lackey Cruz who was defending George W. Bush? That's the definition of the liberty movement being co-opted by the neocons, and neocons like Adelson who hate Rand agree.

I don't support anyone. I just like exposing Trump for who he is, especially on Ron Paul Forums. 4 years ago, he was one of the most vitriolic Ron Paul haters, and thought Mittens was too tough on illegal immigration.

I don't think it has to do with embracing an authoritarian for some people. Donald Trump is largely correct on illegal immigration, exploitative managed trade deals and foreign policy. These are not superficial issues but rather core policies. I laugh when I hear the word 'liberty' carelessly thrown around, when liberty can mean multiples of different things to different individuals.

It may not be about embracing an authoritarian, but that is exactly what they are doing.
His foreign policy is inherently antagonistic, which may even have a greater chance of causing conflict than that of the neocons. Ron Paul wanted friendship and Trump wants to treat all countries like subordinates as USA takes the role of imperialist bullies. He even openly admits his willingness to perform war crimes by killing families.
His position on illegal immigration is new and can’t be trusted.

The way people should look at it is this. Cruz is a controlled opposition candidate funded and backed by neocon donors like Adelson, who previously worked under Bush and loves John Bolton, his wife cowrote the North American Union paper for the CFR, and now all of a sudden he's 'anti-establishment', despite employing nixon-tier establishment tactics against political opponents. That's why the Tea Party movement was hijacked in the first place, so that a real liberty candidate wouldn't have a chance. It's strategically better for libertarians for the watered down pseudos to be weeded out and exposed, so that in the future, real libertarianism has a chance.

When Chump was asked for one person who he may look to as a foreign policy advisor, he chose John Bolton. Need anything more be said?
I agree that watered down pseudos should be weeded out and exposed, and that starts with Chump, the guy who has the most support in the "liberty" movement.

 

[squirl22]

This disillusions me with Amash...I certainly will never vote for Cruz, he is a sleazy liar dirty trickster who wants to carpet bomb the Middle East and make the sand glow. No thank you; foreign policy wise, Trump is more appealing to me.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Sorry Justin. Ted pushed the TPA/TPP as strongly as he could right up to the vote. He and every single politician who voted for this should be in prison for treason.

 

[hells_unicorn]

If anybody here that is making excuses for Amash doing this was also on Rand's case for endorsing McConnell, I've I got a nice one-fingered salute for you, hypocrites. Anyone who is being consistent and bashing both Amash and Rand for such endorsements are also getting a one-fingered salute from me for being lunatics. Having said that, this is just one in a growing list of things that are 100% irrelevant and should be played off/ignored. Endorsements are expected if you are a member of a political party, if you don't like it, tough rocks.