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Sen. Ted Cruz is finally beginning to surge in the polls because people are now understanding that of all 17 GOP candidates, Cruz is the most conservative – and his record proves as much.

Numbers don’t lie.

The Princeton and Harvard educated national debate team champion should will be one of only three men left standing this time next year when the Republican nomination is announced, and by then, it would be awesome to hear this man’s name as the frontrunner.

Here are some of his accomplishments, thus far.

A resume, if you will…

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        Graduated valedictorian in 1988 from Second Baptist High School
        Graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1992
        Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1995
        1992 U.S. National Debate Champion representing Princeton
        1995 World Debating Championship semi-finalist representing Harvard
        Served a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist, making him the first Hispanic ever to clerk for a Chief Justice of the United States
        Served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008, making him the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas, the youngest Solicitor General in the entire country and the longest tenure in Texas history
        Partner at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he led the firm’s U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice
        Authored over 80 SCOTUS briefs and presented over 40 oral arguments before The Court
        In the landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, Cruz assembled a coalition of 31 states in defense of the principle that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms
        Presented oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
        Defended the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds,
        Defended the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
        Defended the State of Texas against an attempt by the International Court of Justice to re-open the criminal convictions of 51 murderers on death row throughout the United States
        Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission
        Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign
        Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation
        Ted Cruz is currently junior US Senator from Texas, defeating Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst who was heavily favored and backed by the DC old-guard GOP
        Defeated Democrat Paul Sadler in the general election
        Endorsed by The Tea Party and the Republican Liberty Caucus
        AWARDS: “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” Chambers USA (2009 & 2010) “50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America,” National Law Journal (2008) “25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century,” Texas Lawyer (2010) “20 Young Hispanic Americans on the Rise,” Newsweek (1999) Traphagen Distinguished Alumnus, Harvard Law School
        On November 14, 2012, Cruz was appointed vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
        Unlike Obama, Cruz didn’t seat in the U.S. Senate and vote “present.” He has sponsored 97 bills. Here are a few crucial pieces of legislation sponsored by Cruz:
            ObamaCare Repeal Act
            Prohibit use of drones from killing citizens of the United States within the United States
            Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act
            Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act
            Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
            A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office
            A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the Paul Brown United States Courthouse
            A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards of up to $5,000,000 for information regarding the attacks on the United States diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya that began on September 11, 2012
            State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
            A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service
            A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities
            American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014
            A bill to deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has been found to have been engaged in espionage activities or a terrorist activity against the United States and poses a threat to United States national security interests
            SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2014
            Free All Speech Act of 2014
            Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Suspension Act of 2014
            A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014
            A bill to prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012
            Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014
            Expatriate Terrorists Act
            Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2014


http://www.youngcons.com/ted-cruzs-resume-is-very-impressive-should-make-him-standout-amongst-other-candidates/


Offline aligncare

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Uh, 9. There are nine candidates left in the GOP race. It appears we have yesterday's news opinion here.

Offline EdinVA

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There is a big difference between an academic conversation called a debate and defending yourself against an all out liberal attack.
Hoping Cruz can hold up but not holding my breath.

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Campaign prospects can change on a dime. One minute they're up, the next minute they're down.

The long haul is where the rubber meets the road.

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Sponsored 97 bills. Only one passed.

The fact that a band records 97 albums but only one of them gets any sales, means that the band and the music they make sucks.

Trying something isn't an accomplishment.
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, i have others." - Groucho Marx

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Sponsored 97 bills. Only one passed.

The fact that a band records 97 albums but only one of them gets any sales, means that the band and the music they make sucks.

Trying something isn't an accomplishment.

You're right.  He should have just gone along to get along.  Like everyone else.

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You're right.  He should have just gone along to get along.  Like everyone else.

He did. He just wants you to think that he didn't.

He voted along Party lines 82.3% of the time that he voted in the Senate.
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, i have others." - Groucho Marx

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He did. He just wants you to think that he didn't.

He voted along Party lines 82.3% of the time that he voted in the Senate.

So, he presented disruptive bills that didn't get support from the other senators, but he was really just going along with the agenda of the senators who didn't support him? 

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So, he presented disruptive bills that didn't get support from the other senators, but he was really just going along with the agenda of the senators who didn't support him?

Well, you have to get over to one side or the other, don't you? It seems all the other senators were voting with the Democrats the last 7 years. No? I for one felt under represented in congress the last two Obama terms.

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So, he presented disruptive bills that didn't get support from the other senators, but he was really just going along with the agenda of the senators who didn't support him?

He's voted along Party lines 82.3% of the time he's voted in Congress while criticizing the Party for being ineffective toads.

What that means is up to you to decide.
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, i have others." - Groucho Marx