Ted Cruz 2016

Second Round Arguments:_____________________(1) To begin with, Ted Cruz must be assessed based on three major things that should go into a presidency: leadership, principle and merit. What I will attempt to prove is that Cruz does not fulfill any of the above leadership components that a president ought to adhere for the role of president. To prevent misconstruing of terms therein, I will define them clearly:Leadership - the act of being capable of maintaing a dominant position in a society so as to enable it to strive. Principle - being consistent in terms of personal convictions towards any particular issue in the world; this can be social, political, economic or something else. Merit - the credibility one has behind attempting to uphold a certain role; their experience; their qualifications. (1a) Quite simply put, Ted Cruz is simply too foolish to run for president. In numerous interviews, as well as video footage of him in Congress, Ted Cruz has it made it evident that he does not believe in climate change, nor that humanity's decisions to invest in fossil fuels contributes to it. In the following link is a video by which Ted Cruz explains that he 'believes in science' and therefore denies global warming: ;. Meanwhile, well over 70% of world environmentalists believe that global warming, through studies and peer-reviewed research reports, is in fact real and can be (has been) contributed to by humanity in great numbers. This will be cited later. (1b) Ted Cruz is an evangelical Christian, therefore he believes in rejecting the constitutional liberties of those who his religion enables him to. He, among many other GOP politicians, believes genuinely in the 'War on Christianity'. That somehow a massive stigma is being faced by Christians throughout the U. S, and that legislation allowing gay marriage and civil unions, etc. is somehow an infringement on his rights as a Christian man. What he fails to recognize is that a majority of Americans are Christians themselves. While Christians in the U. S have dropped by eight percentage points in approximately seven years, the fact still remains that 70.6% of Americans are Christians. The rise of the irreligious or generally uncaring population pertaining to faith is on the rise, but this does not necessarily mean Christians are at an all-time low. In fact, Christianity is the least threatened religion in the U. S, falling just behind Judaism in the 'most respected religions' survey. Results had shown that while Jews got 44% of the support from the nation, labeling them the most respect, Catholicism (most popular christian U. S denomination) landed itself at 37%. Surprisingly, at the very bottom remained Muslims, who had 5% less approval in public opinion than atheists did. (1c) As I had briefly mentioned, Ted Cruz stands against gay marriage because he apparently has a religious obligation to feel that way. But what he fails to understand is that he is falsely practicing his own religion. The Bible that Christians follow is the New Testament, the story in which Jesus Christ (the supposed son of God) is sacrificied for the giveness of sin, and is resurrected to bring miracles and forgive. He ends up in Heaven alongside his "father", but his death had enabled sinners (i. e all humans) to become free of sin if they had chosen to repent. Therefore, sins from the Old Testament were made null. For instance, in the Old Testament, there are rules that are absolutely ridiculous and abitrary. Yet, these sins were all nullified by the coming of Christ and his preceding death. Why then, if Jesus died to forgive those who sin (apparently everyone) shall homosexuals in particular be persecuted? There is no reasonable justification. (2a) Ted Cruz opposes some of the most basic rights and privileges of human beings. He stands for the idea that gay people should be unable to marry, that somehow atheists are a threat, and that none shall serve the U. S more greatly than the religious. He has made claims that no atheists should be trusted in a high position of office. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pro's Arguments_ _____________1. "He has demonstrated this numerous times, for example, he led the fight against Obamacare and voted no on the spending bill that funds Planned Parenthood. "Pro is clearly not aware that the organization of 'Planned Parenthood' attempts to help women prevent abortions, by providing them decent contraceptives when they need them so as not to get pregnant in the first place. Pro is clearly unaware that Planned Parenthood has been firebombed, shot up, and attacked by radicals from the far-right who have been supported and cheered on by numerous GOP politicians. His comprehension of the monstrous demonization of employees at PP is utterly sickening. In fact, if you even look at PP's website, it clearly states that only 3% of their services are actually helping women who request an abortion. Yet, Ted Cruz has the gull to deprive this clinic of its resources. Not to even mention the contributions to medical science by donating the tissue of fetuses to doctors and nurses across the nation.2. "He understands that this nation was built on the idea of Christianity, and that the founding fathers knew exactly what they were doing when they wrote such documents as the Declaration of Independence, U. S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights. "Pro seems to lack a basic understanding of just who the forefathers of this country were. The founding fathers were not a bunch of Christians gathering around to cultivate the world's largest Christian nation. In fact, the forefathers were Deists who had no solid concept of a higher power, and who did not feel aligned with any particular denomination of any religion. A few had been Christian, but most were Deist. This also fails to account for the First Amendment, and the clause of separation between church and state [secularism] which calls for no particular establishment of a law based on the establishment of a religious dogma. Therefore, Ted Cruz's religion is immaterial in terms of his qualifications for POTUS.3. "He also fights for religious liberty, something that is being hijacked by Liberals who believe they are above the law. He opposes issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, which are big issues to republican conservative voters. "At this point I would like for Pro to refer to the argument I made earlier about same-sex marriage, so that they can understanding by refusing to give people their basic constitutional rights is a mockery of our constitution and a detriment to the evolution of our society in every respect possible. Fighting for 'religious liberty' does not equate to passing legislation on the premise of religion while de-escalating the status of other religious groups [minorities]. -----------------------------------------------------------------------Sources(1a) . https://www.youtube.com...http://climate.nasa.gov...(1b) . http://www.pewforum.org...http://www.pewforum.org...(1c) . http://rationalwiki.org...(2a) . http://www.christiantoday.com...Rebuttal sources:1. . http://www.newyorker.com...https://www.plannedparenthood.org...2. . http://www.britannica.com...https://en.wikipedia.org...https://en.wikipedia.org...