Every voter needs to know this about Ted Cruz
Given how closely I follow politics and the news, I can’t believe this is the first time I’m hearing this story about Ted Cruz. Kudos to David Brooks for bringing it to light:
In 1997, Michael Wayne Haley was arrested after stealing a calculator from Walmart. This was a crime that merited a maximum two-year prison term. But prosecutors incorrectly applied a habitual offender law. Neither the judge nor the defense lawyer caught the error and Haley was sentenced to 16 years.
Eventually, the mistake came to light and Haley tried to fix it. Ted Cruz was solicitor general of Texas at the time. Instead of just letting Haley go for time served, Cruz took the case to the Supreme Court to keep Haley in prison for the full 16 years.
The case reveals something interesting about Cruz’s character. Ted Cruz is now running strongly among evangelical voters, especially in Iowa. But in his career and public presentation Cruz is a stranger to most of what would generally be considered the Christian virtues: humility, mercy, compassion and grace. Cruz’s behavior in the Haley case is almost the dictionary definition of pharisaism: an overzealous application of the letter of the law in a way that violates the spirit of the law, as well as fairness and mercy.
In the end, Haley was released after serving six years. During the Supreme Court hearing, Justice Anthony Kennedy—left incredulous by Cruz’s position—askedhim: “Is there some rule that you can't confess error in your state?”
Brooks’s article is titled “The Brutalism of Ted Cruz.” An apt description indeed. Would hearing this story undercut Cruz’s support among Republican primary voters? I really don’t know. I do know that a person who would fight such a case all the way to the Supreme Court is lacking something very basic—something important not only for Christians, but for any of us, and certainly for anyone seeking to become the most powerful individual in the world. That thing is judgment.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/1/12/1468737/-Every-voter-needs-to-know-this-about-Ted-Cruz?detail=facebook
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We really need to open some FEMA camps to put these miscreants in. Via Pee Farty Hatriots Like our pages if you like our stuff.
Ted Cruz recently announced his intention to run for presidency, so it’s worthwhile to take a look back at the sort of environment that he comes from, and what his influencing beliefs are.
In a sermon last year, Rafael Cruz said that his son is among the evangelical Christians who are anointed as “kings” to take control of all sectors of society. This is a Christian dominionist agenda that’s commonly called the “Seven Mountains” mandate: (1) Business; (2) Government; (3) Media; (4) Arts and Entertainment; (5) Education; (6) Family; and (7) Religion. If “Seven Mountains” is too abstract, “Creeping Christofascism” puts a much finer point to it.
In fulfilling the “Seven Mountains” Mandate, Rafael Cruz said that his son and other “anointed kings” would help bring about a “prophesied great transfer of wealth” from the “wicked” to the “righteous gentile believer.”
"I distrust those people who know so well what god wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony
A reminder....
And people actually still ask me why I'm so disgusted by the American Public's *Abysmal IGNORANCE of HISTORY!* (cont.)
"OK, so consorting with murderous war criminals has been a common go-to move for Republican candidates since Dick Cheney appointed himself vice-president and puppet master back in Aught-Aught."… (cont.)
— 'But that's "A-OK" - We're just talking about who's going to Represent *Us* throughout the World, and besides - she's a *Democrat*!' edition.
— 'But that's "A-OK" - We're just talking about who's going to Represent *Us* throughout the World, and besides - she's a *Democrat*!' edition.
This is from my Personal Archives from only a single YEAR Ago Today: note, please (all of you who will be outraged by my sharing this) that
— It doesn't Even Mention a Single Democratic candidate for POTUS Even ONCE:
— It doesn't Even Mention a Single Democratic candidate for POTUS Even ONCE:
(*Links*. *Quotes*. *Explanatory DETAILS*...
— After all, this is Charlie Pierce here. This header is But 'a TASTE'.)
— After all, this is Charlie Pierce here. This header is But 'a TASTE'.)
Henry Kissinger is "An amoral sycophant with the instincts of a sociopath and the conscience of a thumbscrew. He should have rotted away his final decades in a cell somewhere"...
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(This bit is from the right leaning 'rag' "Politico"!):
— You're a Republican thinking of running for president. It's a dangerous world, and your foreign policy credentials are a little thin. Time to see Henry Kissinger. Scott Walker did it. So did Marco Rubio and Chris Christie. Rick Perry paid a visit in September - he even tweeted a photo to prove it. "It was an honor to speak with Dr. Kissinger today and hear his thoughts on America's foreign policy challenges," tweeted the then-Texas governor. Rubio has "met with Kissinger a couple of times in the past, and always appreciates his insights," says a spokesman for the Florida senator, adding that Rubio has been reading Kissinger's latest book, "World Order."…
— You're a Republican thinking of running for president. It's a dangerous world, and your foreign policy credentials are a little thin. Time to see Henry Kissinger. Scott Walker did it. So did Marco Rubio and Chris Christie. Rick Perry paid a visit in September - he even tweeted a photo to prove it. "It was an honor to speak with Dr. Kissinger today and hear his thoughts on America's foreign policy challenges," tweeted the then-Texas governor. Rubio has "met with Kissinger a couple of times in the past, and always appreciates his insights," says a spokesman for the Florida senator, adding that Rubio has been reading Kissinger's latest book, "World Order."…
(Pierce):
— The idea that Henry Kissinger is still considered an influential thinker by influential people is *prima facie* evidence of the moral bankruptcy of American foreign policy in the second half of the last century, and the beginning of this one.
— The idea that Henry Kissinger is still considered an influential thinker by influential people is *prima facie* evidence of the moral bankruptcy of American foreign policy in the second half of the last century, and the beginning of this one.
Just check um off. They forgot Social Security and Medicare!
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