Justin Amash: Why I Trust Ted Cruz

[fedupinmo]

I've been disappointed with some of Cruz's recent positions, but he's still the best candidate in the race on the GOP side when you look at the totality of the issues, so I'm not disappointed that Amash made this endorsement. It would've been disappointing if Amash had endorsed Cruz over Rand, but of course he didn't do that. Amash is a great defender of liberty. He and Massie are by far the best we have in the house.

Ted Cruz is constitutionally ineligible according to the Supreme Court in Rogers v Bellei (1971). How can he be the best candidate if he's ineligible?

 

[sparebulb]

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

I disagree.

It greatly enhances the liberty of those that are rightfully here to have those people expelled.

 

[AuH20]

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.

I see no problem with it. I don't like Cruz, but that is Justin's position. He explained it.

 

[Dianne]

Why doe this endorsement help Amash. I always thought Cruz was one of the most hated by the establishment republicans in Congress, especially when he forced a government shut down and called McConnell a liar.

 

[phill4paul]

SMDH.

 

[EBounding]

Why doe this endorsement help Amash. I always thought Cruz was one of the most hated by the establishment republicans in Congress, especially when he forced a government shut down and called McConnell a liar.

Because the conservative grassroots support Cruz and Amash isn't in a safe district like Massie or the Pauls. Cruz did help Justin last time, and he can help a lot more if he becomes the nominee.

I still think Cruz is a snake, but I might vote for him if it'll help Justin.

 

[presence]

Sorry Amash... I love ya... but this comes across as


"I endorse carpet bombing the middle east"

 

[Kotin]

I am totally fine with Amash doing this. it changes nothing for me but I totally understand why he decided to do this.

 

[Gh34]

Because the conservative grassroots support Cruz and Amash isn't in a safe district like Massie or the Pauls. Cruz did help Justin last time, and he can help a lot more if he becomes the nominee.

I still think Cruz is a snake, but I might vote for him if it'll help Justin.

If you do, you should remove the 'neocons worst nightmare' tagline from your signature, because you would be supporting a neocon candidate. A neocon candidate who was backed to stop Rand/Ron in the first place.

 

[Libertas Aut Mortis]

I consider this equivalent to Rand endorsing McConnell.

A select few uneducated loudmouth will claim that Amash somehow abandoned his own principles with an endorsement. In reality, Amash is gaining a powerful ally who can be very useful in the future.

I respect Amash for this...just as I respected Rand for his endorsement.

I can't personally endorse Cruz, but I completely agree that if I had to pick someone to be closest to the Liberty movement....it would be Cruz (even with his Transgressions against the Liberty Movement)

 

[Anti-Neocon]

If you do, you should remove the 'neocons worst nightmare' tagline from your signature, because you would be supporting a neocon candidate. A neocon candidate who was backed to stop Rand/Ron in the first place.

Have you ever done anything on this site but support Trump?

 

[Gh34]

Have you ever done anything on this site but support Trump?

I'm attacking Cruz, not supporting Trump.

 

[Cleaner44]

Cruz isn't all bad, but I can't support a Canadian as president of the USA.

Maybe the Libertarian party will nominate someone respectable.

 

[Miss Annie]

This is really no different than Rand endorsing Romney & McConnell. Do you think that was a wise move?

 

[Brett85]

I disagree.

It greatly enhances the liberty of those that are rightfully here to have those people expelled.

Not really. What happens if the government accidentally goes to the wrong house and throws the wrong people out of their house? A mass deportation of all illegals would simply lead to a massive police state.

 

[Brett85]

Sorry Amash... I love ya... but this comes across as


"I endorse carpet bombing the middle east"

I'll never understand that reasoning. The logic is "if you support someone or endorse someone, that means you agree with them on every single issue." Around 120 million people voted in the last Presidential election. Did every single person who voted agree with the candidate they voted for on every single issue? Of course not. People support the candidates that are closest to them on the issues, or who they like the best personally. But very few people agree with the candidate they vote for on every single issue.

 

[Brett85]

This is really no different than Rand endorsing Romney & McConnell. Do you think that was a wise move?

It's not even the same as that. Cruz is far from ideal but is a lot closer to us on the issues than Romney and McConnell.

 

[cajuncocoa]

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.

Oh noes....a one-fingered salute from you. Whatever will I do? How will I sleep tonight? LMAO. Political parties suck. Anyone who doesn't understand that can have a one-fingered salute from me. Or maybe I just won't bother because they wouldn't get it anyway.






If endorsements don't matter, why do them?

 

[Brett85]

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.

Rand considered voting for both of those up until the last minute. At one point he was in favor of the TPP. Your comment seems pretty absurd, both because issues like the TPA and TPP aren't clear at all from a liberty perspective, but also because it's beyond ridiculous to advocate throwing people in prison just because they vote differently than you want them to vote.

 

[Brett85]

Cruz isn't all bad, but I can't support a Canadian as president of the USA.

Maybe the Libertarian party will nominate someone respectable.

If Ron Paul or Rand Paul had been born in Canada, would that have prevented you from supporting them for President?