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
