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Title: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: rangerrebew on February 19, 2019, 06:23:56 pm
Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
February 19, 2019 Martin
 

Sen. Ted Cruz is going after Congress, and they are not going to be happy with the new measure that he has introduced.

As noted by the Houston Chronicle, the Texas Republican wants to place term limits on members of Congress.

 

Cruz and Florida GOP Rep. Francis Rooney introduced an amendment last week that would limit U.S. Senators to two 6-year terms and members of the U.S. House of Representatives to three 2-year terms.

If Cruz’s amendment to the U.S. Constitution were passed in Congress, it would only take effect after it is passed and signed into law.

https://ilovemyfreedom.org/congress-dazed-by-ted-cruzs-take-down-their-careers-could-be-over-with-new-measure/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: rangerrebew on February 19, 2019, 06:26:29 pm
This is some kind of political posturing since he has to know it will NEVER get through this house and is unlikely to get through the senate.  He'll be lucky if it comes to a vote in either chamber. tri22
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Emjay on February 19, 2019, 06:35:45 pm
This is some kind of political posturing since he has to know it will NEVER get through this house and is unlikely to get through the senate.  He'll be lucky if it comes to a vote in either chamber. tri22

I don't think it's political posturing but Ted knows perfectly well it won't pass now.

I think he's trying to call attention to this issue nationally so that the public may eventually get behind it.

It is direly needed.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: verga on February 19, 2019, 08:19:23 pm
He needs to be pounding this from the roof tops and mountain tops as well.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Fishrrman on February 20, 2019, 01:38:30 am
Nice grandstandin', but you know as well as I that it's all for show and goin' nowhere...
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Chosen Daughter on February 20, 2019, 01:41:11 am
We really need term limits when the speaker of the house doesn't know if its Thanksgiving or Valentines day.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Chosen Daughter on February 20, 2019, 02:13:28 am
   It wasn't too damn many years ago that this would have ended a Republican's career.

(http://cdn.gospelherald.com/data/images/full/20116/donald-trump.jpg)

And it seems he is still more interested in that than securing the border.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: goodwithagun on February 20, 2019, 02:17:17 am
We really need term limits when the speaker of the house doesn't know if its Thanksgiving or Valentines day.

If she has another lift she’s going to need to bikini wax her chin.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Sanguine on February 20, 2019, 02:27:48 am
He's right. 

Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Chosen Daughter on February 20, 2019, 02:35:13 am
If she has another lift she’s going to need to bikini wax her chin.


ewe, yeah.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Chosen Daughter on February 20, 2019, 02:35:39 am
He's right.

yes he is.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: TomSea on February 20, 2019, 02:46:39 am
Ted Cruz camp mocks Bible:

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3qKI1fQGE#)
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Politics
‘Pro-Life’ Ted Cruz Skips Vote on Budget Amendment to Defund Planned Parenthood

A “true conservative” and alleged “pro-life” Senator skipped a crucial vote last week that would have given Republicans the opportunity follow through on the promise of defunding Planned Parenthood.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) opted to hit the campaign trail in Texas instead of voting on one of the top issues concerning his Republican constituents.

https://bigleaguepolitics.com/pro-life-ted-cruz-skips-vote-on-budget-amendment-to-defund-planned-parenthood/ (https://bigleaguepolitics.com/pro-life-ted-cruz-skips-vote-on-budget-amendment-to-defund-planned-parenthood/)
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: corbe on February 20, 2019, 02:48:05 am
   I meant that above pic for the Trump/Ivanka World gay campaign Thread and I'm too intellectually lazy to report it to the mods for action.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: txradioguy on February 20, 2019, 02:50:28 am
Ted Cruz camp mocks Bible:

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3qKI1fQGE#)

No matter how many times you post this...your still purposely promoting a lie.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: TomSea on February 20, 2019, 02:50:29 am
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Ted Cruz Is Guest of Two Gay Businessmen
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/politics/at-new-york-reception-ted-cruz-is-said-to-strike-different-tone-toward-gays.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/politics/at-new-york-reception-ted-cruz-is-said-to-strike-different-tone-toward-gays.html)
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: txradioguy on February 20, 2019, 02:51:35 am
He's right.

Yes he is.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: txradioguy on February 20, 2019, 02:52:01 am


Fake news.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Mod5 on February 20, 2019, 02:54:03 am
I understand the topic is a measure introduced by Ted Cruz.  Is that correct?

Good.  Let's stay on that topic and not rehash old hash.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: roamer_1 on February 20, 2019, 02:58:27 am
If she has another lift she’s going to need to bikini wax her chin.

LOL! Goatees are in these days... But usually on dudes... But then, I am a traditionalist.  :shrug:

 :beer:
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: MoMo on February 20, 2019, 03:06:01 am
Ted is just trying to stay relevant in this golden age of President Trump.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 20, 2019, 04:58:05 am
I have a feeling this won't pass constitutional muster.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Sanguine on February 20, 2019, 05:03:42 am
I have a feeling this won't pass constitutional muster.

If it's an amendment, it should.

And, yes, an amendment is always a long shot, but they've been passed, what 25 times before?
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 20, 2019, 05:10:04 am
If it's an amendment, it should.

And, yes, an amendment is always a long shot, but they've been passed, what 25 times before?

I think it will take an amendment.  I have a feeling the Ratification by the States would be a breeze, it's the Congress that won't let it happen.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: To-Whose-Benefit? on February 20, 2019, 05:41:00 am
And it seems he is still more interested in that than securing the border.

Take what you Can get.

Leave the rest for others to unscramble.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Formerly Once-Ler on February 20, 2019, 07:51:36 am
Ted Cruz camp mocks Bible:

Always funny to watch the GOP eat their own.  Especially when Sen Cruz was a hero of the right 5 years ago.  I'm old enough to remember when he spent all summer promoting a government shutdown to try and stop Obamacare.  I know he didn't call it a shutdown he called it defunding Obamacare.  Sen Cruz thought Americans had principles and would fight for their freedom.  I would think the GOP would have a little gratitude to Cruz for showing Trump how stand up for America and fail with a shutdown.  I appreciate him.  Slapping President Trump around for repeating the history he forgot 5 years ago makes my life more exciting. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cEr2NjxoJg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cEr2NjxoJg#)

Then Sen Cruz spent the next year along with Breitbart, Freedomwatch, and the Senate Conservative Fund trying to primary the Senate swamp that abandoned him, since he couldn't really go after the American people.
The swamp didn't drain.

That's just how I saw it.  Let me know if you saw it differently.
Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Sighlass on February 20, 2019, 09:11:57 am
Ted Cruz camp mocks Bible:

Why do you do this Tom? I have seen you post this at least 3 or 4 times and it is just one big lie. What you posted has no reflection on Ted personally and actually not his camp either... the camp would actually be defending the Bible if they honestly thought Rubio was mocking it.

The problem was in the heat of an election they didn't take heed of Proverbs 25:8 .... They didn't do their research (someone in a liberal Penn college newspaper mistitled the words Rubio said and they took their word for it)... In their haste, they put Cruz in a bad light though no fault of his own. What could Cruz do? He did the right thing and asked the staffer to resign immediately the next day. Cruz also futher added that Rubio made a "light-hearted comment" (read innocent and somewhat sweet)...

Rubio was right to be upset at first, but he then used the situation to push too hard and eventually it made him look petty IMHO. Instead of placing some blame where it belonged (student newspaper that still to this day suggests it reported what they heard Rubio say, but could not prove it due to unclear audio). Cruz took responsibility for his staff not heeding the words from the book (Proverbs) Rubio referred them to (and I quoted verse and chapter above).

During an election there is often hundreds of employees, all of them human. A few are going to make mistakes... but assigning blame from one of them to Cruz again is petty, especially in light that Cruz didn't make the mistake and Cruz did not cover for the obvious mistake. There is a long way to say Cruz ran a dirty campaign in this instance to something like Trump posting a faked picture on Twitter of Jeb Bush picking his nose, and you know it.

Personally stuff like this (posting obvious debunked lies) gets my goat. #HighRoad

@TomSea

Title: Re: Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers
Post by: Machiavelli on February 20, 2019, 04:46:13 pm
Ted Cruz BLINDSIDES Lifelong Politicians With New Measure That Could End Their Careers

It would not end their careers. They'd be grandfathered. Truman was grandfathered when the 22nd Amendment passed but chose not to run again.