American Kiwi Endorses Donald Trump for President

Donald Trump could have done better in this debate. He nailed Hillary twice on her emails, but could have done it three more times very easily: (1) When she spoke of things that could be hidden in Donald's taxes (which the law does not require him to release) he could have suggested there must have been evidence of criminal behavior in the 33,000 emails she had destroyed after our House of Representatives ordered the records be preserved; (2) When she made her pitch for respect for the law, he could have questioned why she violated the Public Records Act by setting up a private email server as SECSTATE; (3) and on the question of cyber security he could have asked "How can we keep our most sensitive government secrets safe when you like to put them on unclassified networks?" However, I'm not voting for a debater, I'm voting for a president who constitutional conservatives can best expect to honor our Constitution. I see only one choice: Donald Trump.

As reported in the Washington Post, “Phyllis Schlafly, the 91-year-old icon of the conservative movement, endorsed Trump” from the very beginning saying “I think he has the courage and the energy -- you know you have to have energy for that job -- in order to bring some changes. To do what the grass roots want him to do because this is a grass-roots uprising. We’ve been following the losers for so long — now we’ve got a guy who’s going to lead us to victory.”

Mark Levin is now on the Trump Train, "I'm gonna vote for Donald Trump. I'm gonna wind up voting for Donald Trump on Election Day.”

Ted Cruz, whom I campaigned for in the Primary, has also now endorsed Trump. 

To my family and friends who say they are appalled at Trump let me offer the following rationale. We have clear evidence that the leaders of the Democrat party are waging war against our Constitution of individual liberty. I cite President Obama who, while swearing to uphold the Constitution, has made it clear that he believes it is a “seriously flawed document” because it does not give sufficient power to the federal government and he has done all in his power to run an Imperial presidency regardless of the constitutional laws of the land. I cite his attempt to circumvent immigration law and his tolerance of sanctuary cities that set at defiance our nations laws on immigration. I cite President Obama's participation in Hillary's illegal unclassified network that evaded the Public Records Act by hiding their pay-for-play system from the people's constitutional oversight. We now know from files released by the FBI last week that President Obama participated in this network using a codename. These Democrats have placed themselves above the law.  They are a law unto themselves and control the prosecutorial power that ignores their unconstitutional conduct. Therefore you and I have lost the liberty that is protected by the constitutional laws we passed - we are being governed by tyrants from the Democrat Party. That Party must be removed from the Presidency. 

While there are a number of organizations fighting to protect the Constitution, the most effective has been the conservative movement within the Republican Party. In the last few election cycles we have been able to get more conservatives into the House and into the Senate. It is crucial that we now get a Republican president to set the country back on its Constitutional footing. 

The leader that Americans have picked to fight against this Democrat Party tyranny is Donald Trump. This is where the battle is. That is where I will join the fight. Siding with Gary Johnson is like sitting on the sidelines.

To my Mormon friends, those who can’t stand Trump and have wished Romney president, I ask: why didn't Romney step into this race? When we needed his leadership where was he? Are you now going to be like the millions of conservative Christians who (in 2012) would not vote for a Mormon. By your failure to vote for Trump, you will give the election to the enemy of our Constitution, just as anti-Mormon Christians gave the election to Obama! You look for a time when the Prophet Joseph Smith said the Constitution “will hang by a thread” - surely this is that time! War is waged on our Constitution.  Don't stay on the sidelines and don't join a General who has no chance of winning the battle. It is time to make America great again. It is time to preserve the greatest gift God has bestowed on his children - liberty - and the Constitution He established to preserve that liberty.

The point is we must unite against the enemy of our Constitution. United we stand, divided we fall. God give us the strength to succeed!

Is it Time to Abandon Trump and Cruz or Take Over the Republican Party?

Trump will be the Republican candidate for President - assuming the Party apparatus abides by its own rules. Many of the elite of the Party are upset and are saying they won’t attend the Convention or endorse the Donald. Some of them are also for running a third party candidate. EXCUSE ME! The people of the Party have spoken - if you wish to leave the Party we will not follow you! I know that many conservatives are considering moving their vote, but our candidate, Cruz, will keep his word and support the nominee (unlike Jeb Bush and Lindsey Craham), and we should follow Cruz in defeat as well as in victory. 

Everyday Americans are with Trump all the way and as a Constitutional Conservative I am willing to be humble and go with them. Any other course is to allow the Democrat Party to continue trashing American and Constitutional values. The best hope for conservatism is to use the power we have gained in the House and in the Senate, by also voting in a Republican President. The momentum is clearly with the Republican Party as has been demonstrated by the number of Republicans, Independents, and disaffected Democrats who came to us during this campaign. We the Republican people are leading this revolution and we will carry it through. How?

I am calling for both Trump and Cruz to be humble and remember that their support is in the people. More of us voted for them than anyone else. Trump has acknowledged that he wants a VP that has political experience in Washington but if he embraces the elite he will lose our support. I want Donald Trump and Ted Cruz (T’nT) to combine their energies and run together in the prioritized order the people have set. Let Trump pick Cruz as his Vice President (VP) and he will maintain his position as the outsider aligned with the voice of the people. Think of the advantages: the elite HATE Cruz more than Trump; Cruz has a fabulous campaign machine in place for the general election; and with Trump as President and Cruz as VP managing the legislative agenda, conservatism will increase and “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”

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NATO Must Destroy ISIS - A Strategy to Defeat Radical Islam

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attack in Brussels, Belgium, like the recent attack in Paris, France, is an attack on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Belgium and France are members of NATO along with other Western European countries, Turkey, the US and Canada. I encourage Belgium and France to invoke the NATO treaty, just as the US invoked the NATO treaty immediately after 9-11 when NATO E-3 AWACS flew over the United States to help protect our skies. Similarly NATO is in Afghanistan because of 9-11. NATO needs to declare war on ISIS and it’s allies and destroy them - quickly - not withholding any of our combined capabilities other than Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). NATO nations are already engaged against ISIS in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, but these efforts lack political and military resolve.

NATO should use all National capabilities to accomplish the destruction of ISIS.  

Specifically:

A. Political Power - Assemble a broader alliance of the willing to augment NATO and strengthen freedom of thought and religion in the Middle East. 

1. Invite Russia (already in Syria) to participate, but do not allow them to constrain NATO in any way. Require Russia to contain themselves and their allies (Syria, and Iran) in Syria. Working with Russia recognizes its own threat from Islamic terrorism and it’s long alliance with Syria. It also sends a strong deterrent message that NATO will stand up for the security of it’s member states if Russia continues it’s expansion into Western Europe.
2. Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf States will assist, as well as Egypt. 
3. Muslim states in the Middle East who are unwilling to assist, must suffer economic consequences. 
4. The destruction of ISIS will send a strong deterrent message to Iran, an Islamist state that supports terrorism and sees ISIS as a competitor to its own global Caliphate agenda.
5. At end state, return conquered territories to representative Republics that will guarantee freedom of thought and religion.
6. Stop the flow of refugees to Europe by establishing safe zones for refugees in northern Syria and Libya to be administered by the UN until political agreements are complete to return such territory to an appropriate sovereign state.

B. Economic Power - Cut the flow of cash to ISIS and any supporting state. Seize the assets of any entity supporting ISIS.

C. Military Power - Except for WMD, use unconstrained military power to cut off ISIS’ ability to wage war and destroy (not capture) its fighters.

1. Conduct an intensive air and land campaign to destroy ISIS and it’s allies in Syria, Iraq, and beyond. Rules of engagement should be very limited so that NATO forces can be effective in accomplishing their mission. ISIS forces should be attacked until they are destroyed - not captured. The ISIS Caliphate must be completely eradicated.
2. If Russia and its allies do not effectively engage ISIS in Syria, perform the mission in their place and retain conquered territory until political agreements are complete to return such territory to an appropriate sovereign state.
3. Remove the oil fields in northern Iraq as a source of revenue and fuel for ISIS. Retain them for NATO use until political agreements are complete to return them to an appropriate sovereign state.
4. With Egypt as an ally, destroy ISIS in Libya and retain conquered territory until political agreements are completed to return such territory to an appropriate sovereign state.
5. Work with Egypt to destroy ISIS in the Sinai.
6. Support Saudi Arabia going into Yemen to destroy Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and restore regular governance in Yemen.

I believe these actions will destroy ISIS, but they will not destroy the larger threat of the radical Islamist Movement. The strategy to accomplish that is much broader and long term and involves what I call a Free State Coalition.

The Strategy to Defeat the Radical Islamist Movement.*

*Any Islamic entity (Shi’a or Sunni) that seeks to (1) deny individual liberty, (2) overthrow free institutions, (3) institute the rule of Sharia to replace constitutional law, and (4) establish the global Islamic Caliphate. Examples of such entities are ISIS, the Muslim Brotherhood, Iran and its surrogates such as Hezbollah.

The Challenge:

Islam, like Christianity, calls for all to repent and convert to their faith. The Radical Islamist takes this to the extreme of declaring war against the “unbelievers” - this is considered their religious duty (Jihad). The Islamists pursue a global Islamic State (or Caliphate) through force of arms and the killing of all who oppose them or will not convert to their brand of Islam. Radical Islamists do not promote freedom of religion, speech, or thought. The question we must ask is: Shall we give up our liberty to an Islamic dictatorship, and secondly, should we allow a significant percentage of the world population to be enslaved to their ideology? 

As the Islamists recruit soldiers from within free societies, governments that support individual liberty will be forced to stand against this threat and defeat it, or be destroyed from within. Free citizens must call Free States to action. It is a time to preserve individual liberty and to free those under the rule of radical Islamists, indeed it is a war for the liberty of all men and women, not initiated by us, but by the Islamists who wish to enslave us to their religious ideology.

The Strategy:

The principles of liberty unite Free States, including freedom-loving Muslims, against radical Islam. The US Declaration of Independence is the source of the Free States unifying principle: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The First Amendment of the US Constitution is also a critical principle to be maintained by any Free State: "(Free State Governments) shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The United Nations (UN) is not a coalition of Free States, therefore the United States of America, as the most capable Free State, must form and lead a Free States coalition, perhaps through an adaptation of the Proliferation Security Initiative, a coalition of more than 100 States, that currently works to stop the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). The Free States Coalition defeats the Islamist cause by (1) liberating and thereby strengthening their own economies; (2) promoting liberty and tolerance to counter radicalization; (3) destroying Islamist fighting elements; and (4) liberating populations enslaved under Islamist ideology.

Name: 

The Free State Coalition

Alternate:

Liberty Coalition

Principle: 

All men and women are Created equal, with the unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Banner: 

LIBERTY FOR ALL 

Mission:

United Free States preserve and expand liberty 

Essential elements of the Free State strategy include:

1. Strengthening Liberty at home:

Liberty must not be confused with license. For example the license to abort terminates life and liberty for the unborn. The license of anything-goes sexual relations leads to justification for the license to kill infants. These two licenses are signifiant recruiting tools for the Islamist. They represent a significant threat to their society that places greater value on the process of creating and giving life to the unborn than the West. 

Liberty of economy is also significantly constrained by government regulation, or license, that favors special interests over individual economic liberty.

We need to increase our birth rates to counter the demographic shift to a predominant Muslim population in Europe and elsewhere. Muslim men with up to four wives are out populating the West. Returning to more traditional values of marriage and large families is crucial to countering the Muslim demographic wave. In any Free State, no man should be restricted to one wife.

2. Denying Islamists WMD:

While we are horrified by the ISIS slaughter across Syria, Iraq, and Libya, we must be careful to not avert our eyes from Iran. This Islamist state has the same goals as ISIS and is on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons technology. This cannot be permitted. A very high priority is to keep WMD, including Chemical, Biological, Radiological,  Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) weapons material out of the hands of radical Islamists. For this reason it makes sense to continue the Proliferation Security Initiative and build the Free State Coalition around it. Free States should also support legitimate UN efforts while not being constrained by the UN.

3. Stopping Islamist Proliferation within Free States: 

Islamist inspired attacks within the US and other Free States are on the rise. The Islamist ideology propagates easily across national borders, especially among Muslim populations, as seen by the allegiance given to ISIS by radical elements within an increasing number of nations. The strategy to defeat them must therefore engage all elements of Free State societies. Western Europe is rapidly becoming Muslim due to the very low birth rates among Europeans - this must be reversed. Muslim immigrants and their children must also be taught to value individual liberty and preserve the Free States. Those seeking to overthrow Free States from within must be identified and stopped. The Islamic State and its advocates, wherever they are found must be stopped and destroyed.

4. Recruiting Muslim States to join the Free States Coalition: 

Freedom of religion is required of Muslim states for them to be considered a Free State. State institutional proscriptions against religions other than Islam, or penalties for conversion from Islam, support the Islamist movement and cannot be permitted in a Muslim state that desires to be in the Free State Coalition. Muslim states unwilling to support freedom of religion must be considered belligerents and an active political and economic campaign to encourage them to adopt liberty should be pursued. If they permit Islamists to operate within their borders then they are considered a state supporting Islamist movements. In Free States Muslims will enjoy the privilege of worshipping Allah according to the dictates of their own conscience, not the dictates of a theocratic State that stands between them and Allah and dictates how they shall worship.

5. Destroying and Overthrowing Islamists in their Home and Supporting States:

9-11 was a strategically significant victory for the Islamists. The successful post 9-11 campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq by the US and its allies are put at risk by not following up with equally committed campaigns against ISIS and Iran, and any other State that harbors the Islamist threat. Misguided US and European policy in the Middle East and Libya during the Obama administration has destabilized Middle East nations and given space for ISIS and other Islamist movements to grow. In addition the democracy movement in Iran was not supported. The full weight of Free State political, economic, and military power must be brought to bear against the threat. United Free States must engage the Islamists economically and militarily in their home and supporting states before they can effectively engage us with WMD in our States. Opposition forces that stand for liberty within these Islamist states must be encouraged and fully supported until full liberty is established.

Is Trump, Cruz, or Kasich best for Utah, Arizona, and American Samoa?

Mitt Romney has made the decision to vote in the UT Caucus for Ted Cruz in order to stop Donald Trump. That is the right decision for the wrong reason. We don't want to stop Trump - we want to stop Romney, Kasich, and the rest of the Republican elite who, along with the Democrats, have taken over the country and handed it to Special Interests. We want the country to come back to the people - the sovereigns of this land.

Who are the “outsiders” that support Donald Trump and Ted Cruz? We are hard working Americans who don't suck up to anyone and live our lives independent of those who kowtow to others for personal gain. We love our country and our families - we work and sacrifice for them - not like people who bow to others and take their bribes to gain an advantage for themselves. We expect the government to protect our Constitution and way of Liberty - not for those in government to increase power, influence, and reward to themselves, and then impose themselves on us - we see their economic oppression and the taking of our land and Liberty.

Most of us like the Donald because he is like us - he works hard - has enjoyed success at what he does - is not a government laky - tells it the way he sees it - doesn't take crap from anyone - is confident in his own abilities - loves his family and his country - loves his Liberty - and builds things that last.

Because Ted Cruz is highly intellectual, professionally accomplished, and a Senator, many of us want to accept the labels Trump puts on him. But when we look closer we see he has a proven record of governance in exactly the way we expect it to be. As a lawyer he defended our Constitutional way of life successfully nine times before the Supreme Court. He went to Washington as a Senator for Texas and stood up to represent them - not the “elite suck-up crowd” that feeds off the “donor class” and represents the donors rather than us folks back home. The “Republican establishment” hates him - a great endorsement for Cruz! No one questions this history. It is well-established. It is well known. As Rush Limbaugh says, he is the only true conservative in the field.

As “Outsiders” fed up with Washington and the corrupting of our Representatives, we have just two choices for President: Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Sadly Dr. Carson is out of the race. The Republican “establishment”, as illustrated by Romney’s recent speech against Trump, is unwilling to endorse Cruz. Romney’s vote for Cruz is a vote designed to stop Trump - not endorse Cruz. The establishment wants to prevent Trump from winning the 1,237 delegates before the Convention and they see Cruz as the best spoiler. So, if you are against the establishment, DO NOT FOLLOW ROMNEY’S COUNSEL TO VOTE FOR CRUZ TO STOP TRUMP - VOTE FOR CRUZ TO WIN THE 1,237 DELEGATES!

Ted Cruz won his home State of Texas easily. Obviously Texan’s are happy with him. Compare this with Florida where Trump soundly beat Floridian Marco Rubio. Cruz is the only real competitor to Donald Trump with 425 delegates to Trump’s 696. We love Trump and if he gets the nomination we will be all in for him; however, we feel more secure in getting Cruz nominated because of his established record of Constitutional governance. We want “Trump only” supporters to consider Cruz as the better choice. We want Rubio and Kasich supporters to switch to Cruz. This will be especially effective in the Arizona Primary and Utah Caucus which are open to Republicans only and which are “winner takes all delegates” States (assuming the winner in Utah gets more than 50% of the vote). American Samoa has an open Convention and delegates are awarded proportionately.

Cruz has clearly stood up against the Washington establishment and Special-Interest as a Texas Senator in Washington. We saw this again where he opposed the ethanol subsidy benefiting Iowa WHILE IN THE IOWA CAMPAIGN! The Iowa Governor came out hard against him but Cruz held true to Constitutional principles and won the Iowa Caucus. Trump pandered to Iowans by favoring the subsidy and lost! This tells us a lot about both candidates and puts Cruz on top for us. Trump may make good deals, but we don't think they will all be based on the principles of Liberty and limited government as expressed in our Constitution. 

Having a Constitutionalist for President will be even more critical if Obama succeeds in getting another liberal onto the Supreme Court to replace conservative Antonin Scalia. The clearest choice for holding the Constitutional line and for nominating strong Constitutionalists for the Supreme Court is Ted Cruz.

The Donald, by his own admission, was a participant in Washington corruption - he played the game! Can we trust him now? Why should we risk that when we have a proven Constitutionalist in Cruz? Trump has certainly tapped into our anger, but is the National Review correct that he is not a conservative and perhaps a liberal in sheep's clothing? Is Jimmy Carter correct that Trump is “… completely malleable (and) … he has (no) fixed opinions that he would really go to the White House and fight for”? As CNN reported, “By contrast, Mr. Carter said, ‘Ted Cruz is not malleable. He has far right-wing policies, in my opinion, that would be pursued aggressively if and when he would become president.’” - a great endorsement for Ted Cruz!

Rush Limbaugh refuses to endorse in Primary elections, but it is clear that he considers Ted Cruz the only true Conservative in the race. The best anti-establishment and conservative choice is Ted Cruz and he will crush any Democrat in a debate. Trump has dropped out of the Republican debates because he fears Cruz will further expose him as more liberal than conservative.

In Trump’s manipulation of the mainstream media and his political incorrectness we say “Go Trump - Go!” But is he doing the same thing to us and will he govern as he claims? We find ourselves laughing at how he plays the elitist mainstream media, but it also cautions us that he is playing us just as any populist politician would. We know he is a highly successful builder, so we assume that he will run the country well, but will he also manipulate the Constitution to his benefit?

Political corruption is our greatest concern and Trump was a participant - he doesn't deny it - can we expect him to be clean as President? We see the Donald’s donations to Liberals and support of Liberal objectives. He says he has converted - like Ronald Reagan did. But we got to see and watch Reagan the Conservative long before he ran for President. We KNOW Cruz is a Conservative - we have seen him in action. We do not KNOW Donald is - we can only hope he is genuine and we are not in favor of more “hope and change” - we want a return to Constitutional governance.

Trump is not a Constitutional expert like Cruz. He is more like a regular guy who knows it has worked for America and for him, and he supports it. The fact that his tax plan is contrary to the 14th Amendment’s requirement for equality under the law he probably has not considered - most candidates (except Cruz and Carson) have not. 

Cruz has PROVEN he is a Constitutionalist. Trump says he is (now). We need to strengthen Cruz before the Republican Convention. Remember it was Cruz who stopped the Gang of Eight by exposing their bill’s path to citizenship for illegals. We want Cruz because he is the most principled Constitutionalist in the race and it is a return to Constitutional government that will free the economy and the West from Federal overreach. We agree with Rush Limbaugh that Ted Cruz is the only choice for an anti-establishment conservative. It is Cruz who has the proven record of stopping amnesty for illegal immigrants and standing up against Federal control of public lands in the West http://www.politifact.com/nevada/statements/2016/feb/23/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-attacks-donald-trump-wanting-leave-public/ . It was Cruz who stood up against the ethanol subsidy in Iowa, and it is Cruz who will stand up against the establishment at the Convention. It is Trump who will make a deal with them and likely abandon us.

Vote for Liberty, our public lands, and the Constitution - vote for Cruz! 

Kiwi

Winner Take All - 15 March - Trump or Cruz?

Who are Trump supporters? We are hard working Americans who don't suck up to anyone and live our lives independent of those who suck up to others for personal gain. We love our country and our families - we work and sacrifice for them - not like people who suck up to others to gain an advantage for themselves. We expect the government to protect our Constitution and way of Liberty - not for those in government to increase power, influence, and reward to themselves and impose themselves on us - we see the economic oppression and the taking of our Liberty.

Most of us like the Donald because he is like us - he works hard - has enjoyed success at what he does - is not a government laky - tells it the way he sees it - doesn't take crap from anyone - is confident in his own abilities - loves his family and his country - loves his Liberty - builds things that last.

Because Ted Cruz is highly intellectual, professionally accomplished, and a Senator, we tend to view him with suspicion. But when many of us look closer we see he has a proven record of governance in exactly the way we expect it to be. As a lawyer he has defended our Constitutional way of life successfully nine times before the Supreme Court. He went to Washington as a Senator for Texas and stood up to represent them - not the “elite suck-up crowd” that feeds off the “donor class” and represents the donors rather than us folks back home. The “Republican establishment” does not like him - a great endorsement for Cruz! No one questions this history. It is well-established. It is well known. As Rush Limbaugh says, he is the only true conservative in the field.

As “Outsiders” fed up with Washington and the corrupting of our Representatives, we have just two choices left for President: Ted Cruz or Donald Trump. Sadly Dr. Carson is out of the race. Trump called for Rubio and Kasich to drop out so that he and Ted Cruz can fight it out to the Convention. That works for me - it gets the insiders out - but I think it unlikely because the Republican “establishment”, as illustrated by Romney’s recent speech against Trump, are unwilling to endorse Cruz - they want Kasich and Rubio to remain in the race to force a brokered Convention where they can exercise their control. So, if you are against the establishment, DO NOT FOLLOW ROMNEY’S COUNSEL TO VOTE FOR CRUZ, RUBIO, OR KASICH. We outsiders need to vote Cruz or Trump - period.

Ted Cruz won his home State of Texas easily. Obviously Texan’s are happy with him. Compare this with Florida where Trump is beating Floridian Marco Rubio in the polls - which so far have been accurate. Cruz is the only real competitor to Donald Trump with 362 delegates to Trumps 463. I love Trump and if he gets the nomination I will be all in for him; however, I feel more secure in getting Cruz nominated because of his established record of Constitutional governance. I want “Trump only” supporters to consider Cruz as a better choice. I want Rubio and Kasich supporters to switch to Cruz. This would be especially effective in Florida which has a Primary open to Republicans only and is a “winner takes all delegates” State. It would be nice if Rubio recognizes he is not going to win the nomination and endorses Ted Cruz before the Florida vote, 15 March. If Rubio were to endorse Cruz and pledge his delegates we would have Cruz ahead with 517 delegates. If Kasich were to endorse Cruz before the open Ohio Primary on 15 March, that would bring Cruz’s delegate count up to 571. Carly Fiorina has just endorsed Ted Cruz, http://therightscoop.com/awesome-here-is-carly-fiorinas-official-statement-endorsing-ted-cruz/ , so how about it Rubio, Kasich, Bush, Huckabee, and Paul? If Dr. Carson were to endorse Ted that would show that he has accepted Cruz’s personal and public apology for his staff’s mishandling of the CNN report in the middle of the Iowa Caucus. Potentially we could see Cruz at 586 delegates with all those endorsements.

Cruz has clearly stood up against the Washington establishment and Special-Interest as a Texas Senator in Washington. We saw this again where he opposed the ethanol subsidy benefiting Iowa WHILE IN THE IOWA CAMPAIGN! The Iowa Governor came out hard against him but Cruz held true to Constitutional principles and won the Iowa Caucus. Trump pandered to Iowans by favoring the subsidy and lost! This tells us a lot about both candidates and puts Cruz on top for me. Trump may make good deals, but I don't think they will all be based on the principles of Liberty and limited government as expressed in our Constitution. 

Having a Constitutionalist for President will be even more critical if Obama succeeds in getting another liberal onto the Supreme Court to replace conservative Antonin Scalia. The clearest choice for holding the Constitutional line and for nominating strong Constitutionalists for the Supreme Court is Ted Cruz.

The Donald, by his own admission, was a participant in Washington corruption - he played the game! Can we trust him now? Why should we risk that when we have a proven Constitutionalist in Cruz? Trump has certainly tapped into our anger, but is the National Review correct that he is not a conservative and perhaps a liberal in sheep's clothing? Is Jimmy Carter correct that Trump is “… completely malleable (and) … he has (no) fixed opinions that he would really go to the White House and fight for”? As CNN reported, “By contrast, Mr. Carter said, ‘Ted Cruz is not malleable. He has far right-wing policies, in my opinion, that would be pursued aggressively if and when he would become president.’” - a great endorsement for Ted Cruz!

I read Donald Trump’s book Crippled America, How to Make America Great Again, and found it very interesting. He does talk about the importance of the Constitution and he identifies the problems of a dictator-in-chief who governs by Executive Orders, and the Judicial branch legislating from the bench. 

I suspect many of you have not read Trump's book. I noted in an earlier blog that I consider his tax plan to be unconstitutional. I agree with Dr Carson and Ted Cruz that any tax plan that has different rates of taxation for different citizens is in violation of the 14th Amendment requirement for equality under the law. Apart from that objection are there other indications Trump will not follow the Constitution? 

Here are some quotes from his book. He says he will uphold the Constitution and cripple Special-Interests. But will he? Has he in the past?

1. His “Angry Trump” book cover reflects the mood of most Americans:

“I wanted a picture where I wasn't happy, a picture that reflected the anger and unhappiness that I feel … we are not in a joyous situation … we have to go back to work to make America great again. All of us.”

Most of us agree with this sentiment.

2. Trump teaches us how he plays the Media to his benefit. This explained a lot for me, and why I find myself laughing at how Trump plays the elitist mainstream media, but it also cautions me that he is playing us just as any populist politician would:

“I use the media the way the media uses me - to attract attention. Once I have that attention, it's up to me to use it to my advantage ... to inspire people to think that our country can get better and be great again and that we can turn things around ... I have a mutually profitable two-way relationship with the media - we give each other what we need. And now I am using that relationship to talk about the future of America.”

“Begging for attention really sums up the problem we face in this country with our media. There is such a competition that they're more interested in entertaining their audience then educating them. They like me because I help them attract more viewers. They hate me because they know I don't need them. (Is this the point he reinforced by dumping a Fox debate?) I learned a long time ago how to talk directly to the people who matter - to regular Americans who are fed up with the career politicians.”

"I always draw a large crowd of journalists who are like sharks, hoping I'll put some blood in the water.”

   I try to oblige.”

In his manipulation of the mainstream media and his political incorrectness I say “Go Trump - Go!” But is he doing the same thing to us and will he govern as he claims? We know he is a highly successful builder, so I assume that he will run the country well. But will he also manipulate the Constitution to his benefit?

3. The Constitution. Trump is not a Constitutional expert like Cruz. He is more like a regular guy who knows it has worked for America and for him, and he supports it. The fact that his tax plan is contrary to the 14th Amendment’s requirement for equality under the law he probably has not considered - most candidates (except Cruz and Carson) have not. He is concerned about judicial and presidential dictatorship and the influence of Special-Interest:

“… our lawyers and judges … have been stepping all over the US Constitution, the bulwark of our democracy. They have recklessly appointed themselves to be policy makers, because our actual elected officials are paralyzed by partisanship.”

“I support a tight interpretation of the Constitution, which means judges should stick to precedent and not write social policy.”

“We need to appoint justices - not just on the Supreme Court, but throughout the entire federal system - who will leave lawmaking to the legislators, as specified in the Constitution.”

“The Supreme Court has decided in their infinite wisdom to fill a breach (of leadership) by making social policy rather than defending our most precious historic assets, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights.”

   We have three branches of government, but the trunk of that tree is rotting away.” 

“The free market works - it just needs leadership, not dictatorship. Our government needs to employ a strong adherence to the Constitution ….”

"We need leadership in the White House that will keep government functioning while getting the feds out of all the areas where they don't belong. If the government is properly sized and properly focused we won't need to go from crisis to crisis.”

I think he likes the Constitution in general but will he honor it in specifics after he swears to defend it against all enemies, foreign and domestic, or will he be “… completely malleable” as President Carter predicts?

4. Health Care. Trump admits to supporting a single-payer system 15 years ago but now he talks of competition between private insurance companies: 

"I'd like to see a private insurance system without artificial lines drawn between states. We need to get rid of those lines and let people and companies cross state lines to purchase the best plan for them. The government should get out of the way and let insurance companies compete for your business.”

5. Political Corruption. This is our greatest concern and Trump was a participant - he doesn't deny it - can we expect him to be clean as President? Here is what he has said:

“For years I gave money - lots of money - to candidates from both parties who made personal pleas for my support for their campaigns. They promised to change things with new ideas and bring government back to its original, more limited purpose of protecting our country and putting our people first. Candidate after candidate made all kinds of pledges like this, and very little, if anything, was done.” This is our experience - magnified by the little attention our small donations demanded.

"To hear our left-wing critics tell it, we need socialism to make this country move forward, and we need a president who can make up the rules as he goes along. If he can't get Congress to do something, he needs to rule by executive order.”

   I say that's complete nonsense.”

   The free market works - it just needs leadership, not dictatorship. Our government needs to employ a strong adherence to the Constitution and maintain social programs that inspire and reward achievement and that are constantly accountable for their spending and outcomes ... I am concerned for the people who can't buy into the American dream because the financial programs of this country is so tilted in favor of the rich."

"Making America Great Again means taking our country back from the big-money interests. We have a country where the big problems can't be solved by consensus because the small-minded lobbyists and special interests are clogging the halls of Congress with their ‘special access.’”

   Everyone talks about listening to the voice of the people. But how can you hear that voice when no one represents that voice? I am listening.”

“No one is paying me to say these things. I am paying my own way, and I'm not beholden to any special interests and lobbyists.”

6. Is Trump Believable?:

“You can believe what I say, because to see what I've accomplished, all you need to do is take a nice walk through the greatest cities of the world - and look up. Look up, and you'll see the Trump buildings rising skyward.”

Yes, but we also see his record of donations to Liberals and support of Liberal objectives. He says he has converted - like Ronald Reagan did. But we got to see and watch Reagan the Conservative long before he ran for President. We KNOW Cruz is a Conservative - we have seen him in action. We do not KNOW Donald is - we can only hope he is genuine and I am not in favor of more “hope and change” - I want a return to Constitutional governance.

I completely agree with Donald on this point: “We are at a critical turning point in our history, not only for you and for me but for our children as well. America may be struggling, it may be crippled, but we can rise again. Our time has not passed, it is here, and the potential is amazing.”

Cruz has PROVEN he is a Constitutionalist. Trump says he is (now). I am going for Cruz - please join me. We need to strengthen Cruz before the Republican Convention - not Rubio who sold himself to the Gang of Eight amnesty crowd in Washington. Remember it was Cruz who stopped that bill in its tracks by exposing the bill’s path to citizenship for illegals. I don't get to vote until 22 March, so I want Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio to give Ted a clean sweep. Don’t believe the Trump-Rubio claims that Cruz is a liar. Both Rush Limbaugh and Bret Baier have looked into those accusations and overturned them. Remember also the Telemundo reporter that highlighted Rubio’s lie in a recent debate and verified Cruz’s accusation.

Vote for Liberty and the Constitution - vote for Cruz! 

Kiwi

Cruz and Trump, Cruz and Trump, Cruz and Trump!

“Outsiders” fed up with Washington and the corrupting of our Representatives, have just three choices left for President: Cruz, Trump, and Sanders. Sadly Dr. Carson is out of the race. As a declared Socialist, Sanders will turn us into another Venezuela by spending us into oblivion and shrinking the economy and jobs - no thanks! Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are the viable options. Trump is calling for Rubio and Kasich to drop out so that he and Ted Cruz can fight it out to the Convention. That would work for me - it would get the insiders out - but I think it unlikely because the Republican “establishment”, as illustrated by Romney’s recent speech against Trump, are unwilling to endorse Cruz - they want Kasich and Rubio to remain in the race to force a brokered Convention where they can exercise their control. DO NOT FOLLOW ROMNEY’S COUNSEL TO VOTE FOR CRUZ, RUBIO, OR KASICH. If you are against Trump, vote Cruz.

Trump won Super Tuesday but not as decisively as expected. Ted Cruz won his home State of Texas easily as well as Oklahoma and Alaska. Obviously Texan’s are happy with Ted Cruz. Compare this with Florida where Trump is beating Floridian Marco Rubio by double digits in the polls - which so far have been accurate. By also winning Kansas and Maine on Saturday, Cruz is the only real competitor to Donald Trump with 300 delegates to Trumps 384. 

Cruz has clearly stood up against the Washington establishment and Special-Interest as a Texas Senator in Washington. We saw this again where he opposed the ethanol subsidy benefiting Iowa WHILE IN THE IOWA CAMPAIGN! The Iowa Governor came out hard against him but Cruz held true to Constitutional principles and won the Iowa Caucus. Trump pandered to Iowans by favoring the subsidy and lost! This tells us a lot about both candidates and puts Cruz on top for me. Trump may make good deals, but I don't think they will all be based on the principles of Liberty and limited government as expressed in our Constitution. 

Ted Cruz has also proven his Constitutionalist qualifications as a lawyer who successfully argued nine cases before the Supreme Court defending our Bill of Rights. As a Senator from Texas he defied the corrupted Senate and stood on Constitutional principles. No one questions this history. It is well-established. It is well known. As Rush Limbaugh says, he is the only true conservative in the field. 

Having a Constitutionalist for President will be even more critical if Obama succeeds in getting another liberal onto the Supreme Court to replace conservative Antonin Scalia - God rest his soul and comfort his family. The clearest choice for holding the Constitutional line and for nominating strong Constitutionalists for the Supreme Court is Ted Cruz.

So why is Trump getting so much support? In New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, many of the Super Tuesday States, and in Kentucky and Louisiana, more conservatives went for Trump than for Cruz, but folks, Cruz is the strongest Constitutionalist we have! The Donald, by his own admission, was a participant in Washington corruption - he played the game! Can we trust him now? Why should we risk that when we have a proven Constitutionalist in Cruz? Trump has certainly tapped into our anger, but is the National Review correct that he is not a conservative and perhaps a liberal in sheep's clothing? Is Jimmy Carter correct that Trump is “… completely malleable (and) … he has (no) fixed opinions that he would really go to the White House and fight for”? As CNN reported, “By contrast, Mr. Carter said, ‘Ted Cruz is not malleable. He has far right-wing policies, in my opinion, that would be pursued aggressively if and when he would become president.’” - a great endorsement for Ted Cruz.

I read Donald Trump’s book Crippled America, How to Make America Great Again, and found it very interesting. He does talk about the importance of the Constitution and he identifies the problems of a dictator-in-chief who governs by Executive Orders, and the Judicial branch legislating from the bench. 

I suspect many of you have not read Trump's book. I noted in an earlier blog that I consider his tax plan to be unconstitutional. I agree with Dr Carson and Ted Cruz that any tax plan that has different rates of taxation for different citizens is in violation of the 14th Amendment requirement for equality under the law. Apart from that objection are there other indications Trump will not follow the Constitution? 

Here are some quotes from his book. He says he will uphold the Constitution and cripple Special-Interests. But will he? Has he in the past?

1. His “Angry Trump” book cover reflects the mood of most Americans:

“I wanted a picture where I wasn't happy, a picture that reflected the anger and unhappiness that I feel … we are not in a joyous situation … we have to go back to work to make America great again. All of us.”

All Conservatives can agree with this sentiment.

2. Trump teaches us how he plays the Media to his benefit. This explained a lot for me, and why I find myself laughing at how Trump plays the elitist mainstream media, but it also cautions me that he is playing us just as any populist politician would:

“I use the media the way the media uses me - to attract attention. Once I have that attention, it's up to me to use it to my advantage ... to inspire people to think that our country can get better and be great again and that we can turn things around ... I have a mutually profitable two-way relationship with the media - we give each other what we need. And now I am using that relationship to talk about the future of America.”

“Begging for attention really sums up the problem we face in this country with our media. There is such a competition that they're more interested in entertaining their audience then educating them. They like me because I help them attract more viewers. They hate me because they know I don't need them. (Is this the point he reinforced by dumping a Fox debate?) I learned a long time ago how to talk directly to the people who matter - to regular Americans who are fed up with the career politicians.”

"I always draw a large crowd of journalists who are like sharks, hoping I'll put some blood in the water.”

   I try to oblige.”

In his manipulation of the mainstream media and his political incorrectness I say “Go Trump - Go!” But is he doing the same thing to us and will he govern as he claims? We know he is a highly successful builder, so I assume that he will run the country well. But will he also manipulate the Constitution to his benefit?

3. The Constitution. Trump is not a Constitutional expert like Cruz. He is more like a regular guy who knows it has worked for America and for him, and he supports it. The fact that his tax plan is contrary to the 14th Amendment’s requirement for equality under the law he probably has not considered - most candidates (except Cruz and Carson) have not. He is concerned about judicial and presidential dictatorship and the influence of Special-Interest:

“… our lawyers and judges … have been stepping all over the US Constitution, the bulwark of our democracy. They have recklessly appointed themselves to be policy makers, because our actual elected officials are paralyzed by partisanship.”

“I support a tight interpretation of the Constitution, which means judges should stick to precedent and not write social policy.”

“We need to appoint justices - not just on the Supreme Court, but throughout the entire federal system - who will leave lawmaking to the legislators, as specified in the Constitution.”

“The Supreme Court has decided in their infinite wisdom to fill a breach (of leadership) by making social policy rather than defending our most precious historic assets, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights.”

   We have three branches of government, but the trunk of that tree is rotting away.” 

“The free market works - it just needs leadership, not dictatorship. Our government needs to employ a strong adherence to the Constitution ….”

"We need leadership in the White House that will keep government functioning while getting the feds out of all the areas where they don't belong. If the government is properly sized and properly focused we won't need to go from crisis to crisis.”

I think he likes the Constitution in general but will he honor it in specifics after he swears to defend it against all enemies, foreign and domestic, or will he be “… completely malleable” as President Carter predicts?

4. Health Care. Trump admits to supporting a single-payer system 15 years ago but now he talks of competition between private insurance companies: 

"I'd like to see a private insurance system without artificial lines drawn between states. We need to get rid of those lines and let people and companies cross state lines to purchase the best plan for them. The government should get out of the way and let insurance companies compete for your business.”

5. Political Corruption. This is our greatest concern and Trump was a participant - he doesn't deny it - can we expect him to be clean as President? Here is what he has said:

“For years I gave money - lots of money - to candidates from both parties who made personal pleas for my support for their campaigns. They promised to change things with new ideas and bring government back to its original, more limited purpose of protecting our country and putting our people first. Candidate after candidate made all kinds of pledges like this, and very little, if anything, was done.” This is our experience - magnified by the little attention our small donations demanded.

"To hear our left-wing critics tell it, we need socialism to make this country move forward, and we need a president who can make up the rules as he goes along. If he can't get Congress to do something, he needs to rule by executive order.”

   I say that's complete nonsense.”

   The free market works - it just needs leadership, not dictatorship. Our government needs to employ a strong adherence to the Constitution and maintain social programs that inspire and reward achievement and that are constantly accountable for their spending and outcomes ... I am concerned for the people who can't buy into the American dream because the financial programs of this country is so tilted in favor of the rich."

"Making America Great Again means taking our country back from the big-money interests. We have a country where the big problems can't be solved by consensus because the small-minded lobbyists and special interests are clogging the halls of Congress with their ‘special access.’”

   Everyone talks about listening to the voice of the people. But how can you hear that voice when no one represents that voice? I am listening.”

“No one is paying me to say these things. I am paying my own way, and I'm not beholden to any special interests and lobbyists.”

6. Is Trump Believable?:

“You can believe what I say, because to see what I've accomplished, all you need to do is take a nice walk through the greatest cities of the world - and look up. Look up, and you'll see the Trump buildings rising skyward.”

Yes, but we also see his record of donations to Liberals and support of Liberal objectives. He says he has converted - like Ronald Reagan did (Nancy Reagan passed on Sunday. May God bless her and Ron together). But we got to see and watch Reagan the Conservative long before he ran for President. We KNOW Cruz is a Conservative - we have seen him in action. We do not KNOW Donald is - we can only hope he is genuine and I am not in favor of more “hope and change” - I want a return to Conservatism.

I completely agree with Donald on this point: “We are at a critical turning point in our history, not only for you and for me but for our children as well. America may be struggling, it may be crippled, but we can rise again. Our time has not passed, it is here, and the potential is amazing.”

Cruz has PROVEN he is a Constitutionalist. Trump says he is (now). I am going for Cruz - please join me. We need to strengthen Cruz before the Republican Convention - not Rubio who sold himself to the Gang of Eight amnesty crowd in Washington. Remember it was Cruz who stopped that bill in its tracks by exposing the bill’s path to citizenship for illegals. Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, and Mississippi need to give Ted a clean sweep. Don’t believe the Trump-Rubio claims that Cruz is a liar. Both Rush Limbaugh and Bret Baier have looked into those accusations and overturned them. Remember also the Telemundo reporter that highlighted Rubio’s lie in a recent debate and verified Cruz’s accusation.

Vote for Liberty and the Constitution - vote for Cruz! 

Kiwi

Should we push Cruz, Trump, or Rubio?

 “Outsiders” fed up with Washington and the corrupting of our Representatives, have just four choices for President: Cruz, Trump, Carson, and Sanders. As a declared Socialist, Sanders will turn us into another Venezuela by spending us into oblivion and shrinking the economy and jobs - no thanks! Dr. Carson would be great but he has not gained traction, so I am down to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz as the viable options. The Donald, by his own admission, was a participant in Washington corruption - he played the game! Can we trust him now? Why should we risk that when we have a proven Constitutionalist in Cruz? 

Trump won Super Tuesday but not as decisively as expected. Ted Cruz won his home State of Texas easily as well as Oklahoma and Alaska. Obviously Texan’s are happy with Ted Cruz. Compare this with Florida where Trump is beating Floridian Marco Rubio by double digits in the polls - which so far have been accurate. Cruz has clearly stood up against the Washington establishment and Special-Interest as a Texas Senator in Washington. We saw this again where he opposed the ethanol subsidy benefiting Iowa WHILE IN THE IOWA CAMPAIGN! The Iowa Governor came out hard against him but Cruz held true to Constitutional principles and won the Iowa Caucus. Trump pandered to Iowans by favoring the subsidy and lost! This tells us a lot about both candidates and puts Cruz on top for me. Trump may make good deals, but I don't think they will all be based on the principles of Liberty and limited government as expressed in our Constitution. 

Ted Cruz has also proven his Constitutionalist qualifications as a lawyer who successfully argued cases before the Supreme Court defending our Bill of Rights. As a Senator from Texas he defied the corrupted Senate and stood on Constitutional principles. No one questions this history. It is well-established. It is well known. As Rush Limbaugh says, he is the only true conservative in the field. 

This will be even more critical if Obama succeeds in getting another liberal onto the Supreme Court to replace conservative Antonin Scalia - God rest his soul and comfort his family. The clearest choice for holding the Constitutional line and for nominating strong Constitutionalists for the Supreme Court is Ted Cruz.

So why is Trump getting so much support? In New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, and too many of the Super Tuesday States, more conservatives went for Trump than for Cruz, but folks, Cruz is the strongest Constitutionalist we have! Trump is like a brash and angry construction worker off one of his many hotel projects - guys who have strong opinions and are totally frustrated with the political class and want you to know it! In this way the Donald taps into our anger, but is the National Review correct that he is not a conservative and perhaps a liberal in sheep's clothing? Is Jimmy Carter correct that Trump is “… completely malleable (and) … he has (no) fixed opinions that he would really go to the White House and fight for”? As CNN reported, “By contrast, Mr. Carter said, ‘Ted Cruz is not malleable. He has far right-wing policies, in my opinion, that would be pursued aggressively if and when he would become president.’” - a great endorsement for Ted Cruz.

I read Donald Trump’s book Crippled America, How to Make America Great Again, and found it very interesting. He does talk about the importance of the Constitution and he identifies the problems of a dictator-in-chief who governs by Executive Orders, and the Judicial branch legislating from the bench. 

I suspect many of you have not read Trump's book. I noted in an earlier blog that I consider his tax plan to be unconstitutional. I agree with Dr Carson and Ted Cruz that any tax plan that has different rates of taxation for different citizens is in violation of the 14th Amendment requirement for equality under the law. Apart from that objection are there other indications Trump will not follow the Constitution? 

Here are some quotes from his book. He says he will uphold the Constitution and cripple Special-Interests. But will he? Has he in the past?

1. His “Angry Trump” book cover reflects the mood of most Americans:

“I wanted a picture where I wasn't happy, a picture that reflected the anger and unhappiness that I feel … we are not in a joyous situation … we have to go back to work to make America great again. All of us.”

All Conservatives can agree with this sentiment.

2. Trump teaches us how he plays the Media to his benefit. This explained a lot for me, and why I find myself laughing at how Trump plays the elitist mainstream media, but it also cautions me that he is playing us just as any populist politician would:

“I use the media the way the media uses me - to attract attention. Once I have that attention, it's up to me to use it to my advantage ... to inspire people to think that our country can get better and be great again and that we can turn things around ... I have a mutually profitable two-way relationship with the media - we give each other what we need. And now I am using that relationship to talk about the future of America.”

“Begging for attention really sums up the problem we face in this country with our media. There is such a competition that they're more interested in entertaining their audience then educating them. They like me because I help them attract more viewers. They hate me because they know I don't need them. (Is this the point he reinforced by dumping a Fox debate?) I learned a long time ago how to talk directly to the people who matter - to regular Americans who are fed up with the career politicians.”

"I always draw a large crowd of journalists who are like sharks, hoping I'll put some blood in the water.”

   I try to oblige.”

In his manipulation of the mainstream media and his political incorrectness I say “Go Trump - Go!” But is he doing the same thing to us and how will he govern? We know he is a highly successful builder, so I assume that he will run the country well. But will he also manipulate the Constitution to his benefit?

3. The Constitution. Trump is not a Constitutional expert like Cruz. He is more like a regular guy who knows it has worked for America and for him, and he supports it. The fact that his tax plan is contrary to the 14th Amendment’s requirement for equality under the law he probably has not considered - most candidates (except Cruz and Carson) have not. He is concerned about judicial and presidential dictatorship and the influence of Special-Interest:

“… our lawyers and judges … have been stepping all over the US Constitution, the bulwark of our democracy. They have recklessly appointed themselves to be policy makers, because our actual elected officials are paralyzed by partisanship.”

“I support a tight interpretation of the Constitution, which means judges should stick to precedent and not write social policy.”

“We need to appoint justices - not just on the Supreme Court, but throughout the entire federal system - who will leave lawmaking to the legislators, as specified in the Constitution.”

“The Supreme Court has decided in their infinite wisdom to fill a breach (of leadership) by making social policy rather than defending our most precious historic assets, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights.”

   We have three branches of government, but the trunk of that tree is rotting away.” 

“The free market works - it just needs leadership, not dictatorship. Our government needs to employ a strong adherence to the Constitution ….”

"We need leadership in the White House that will keep government functioning while getting the feds out of all the areas where they don't belong. If the government is properly sized and properly focused we won't need to go from crisis to crisis.”

It sounds to me like he loves the Constitution in general but will he honor it in specifics after he swears to defend it against all enemies, foreign and domestic, or will he be “… completely malleable” as President Carter predicts?

4. Health Care. Trump admits to supporting a single-payer system 15 years ago but now he talks of competition between private insurance companies: 

"I'd like to see a private insurance system without artificial lines drawn between states. We need to get rid of those lines and let people and companies cross state lines to purchase the best plan for them. The government should get out of the way and let insurance companies compete for your business.”

5. Political Corruption. This is our greatest concern and Trump was a participant - he doesn't deny it - can we expect him to be clean as President? Here is what he has said:

“For years I gave money - lots of money - to candidates from both parties who made personal pleas for my support for their campaigns. They promised to change things with new ideas and bring government back to its original, more limited purpose of protecting our country and putting our people first. Candidate after candidate made all kinds of pledges like this, and very little, if anything, was done.” This is our experience - magnified by the little attention our small donations demanded.

"To hear our left-wing critics tell it, we need socialism to make this country move forward, and we need a president who can make up the rules as he goes along. If he can't get Congress to do something, he needs to rule by executive order.”

   I say that's complete nonsense.”

   The free market works - it just needs leadership, not dictatorship. Our government needs to employ a strong adherence to the Constitution and maintain social programs that inspire and reward achievement and that are constantly accountable for their spending and outcomes ... I am concerned for the people who can't buy into the American dream because the financial programs of this country is so tilted in favor of the rich."

"Making America Great Again means taking our country back from the big-money interests. We have a country where the big problems can't be solved by consensus because the small-minded lobbyists and special interests are clogging the halls of Congress with their ‘special access.’”

   Everyone talks about listening to the voice of the people. But how can you hear that voice when no one represents that voice? I am listening.”

“No one is paying me to say these things. I am paying my own way, and I'm not beholden to any special interests and lobbyists.”

6. Is Trump Believable?:

“You can believe what I say, because to see what I've accomplished, all you need to do is take a nice walk through the greatest cities of the world - and look up. Look up, and you'll see the Trump buildings rising skyward.”

Yes, but we also see his record of donations to Liberals and support of Liberal objectives. He says he has converted - like Ronald Reagan did. But we got to see and watch Reagan the Conservative long before he ran for President. We KNOW Cruz is a Conservative - we have seen him in action. We do not KNOW Donald is - we can only hope he is genuine and I am not in favor of more “hope and change” - I want a return to Conservatism.

I completely agree with Donald on this point: “We are at a critical turning point in our history, not only for you and for me but for our children as well. America may be struggling, it may be crippled, but we can rise again. Our time has not passed, it is here, and the potential is amazing.”

Cruz has PROVEN he is a Constitutionalist. Trump says he is (now). I am going for Cruz - please join me. We need to strengthen Cruz before the Republican Convention - not Rubio who sold himself to the Gang of Eight amnesty crowd in Washington. Remember it was Cruz who stopped that bill in its tracks by exposing the bill’s path to citizenship for illegals. Kansas (KS), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), and Maine (ME) need to give Ted a clean sweep. Don’t believe the Trump-Rubio claims that Cruz is a liar. Both Rush Limbaugh and Bret Baier have looked into these accusations and overturned them. Remember also the Telemundo reporter that highlighted Rubio’s lie in the last debate and verifying Cruz’s accusation.

Vote for Liberty and the Constitution - vote for Cruz! 

Kiwi