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Showing Original Post only (View all)Ted Cruz Makes Impassioned Plea For Repeal Of Federal Legislation That Does Not Exist [View all]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is known for waging political battles even if the odds of success are slim. He famously launched a 21-hour filibuster in a failed, last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare. But his latest crusade may be his biggest challenge yet: repealing a federal law that does not exist.
On Twitter, Cruz blasted the federal government role in education and called for the repeal of Common Core:
Ted Cruz ✔ @tedcruz
Federal govt has no business sticking its nose in education. We need to repeal every word of Common Core! #nhpolitics #MakeDCListen
7:53 PM - 15 Mar 2015[/div]
Can Cruz make DC listen? It will be particularly hard since Common Core is not, in fact, a federal law.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative, known as Common Core, was developed by the states with input from teachers, education experts and business leaders and has been voluntarily adopted by 43 states and the District Of Columbia. Notably, the federal government played no role in creating the standards, nor did it require that states adopt them.
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Ted Cruz Makes Impassioned Plea For Repeal Of Federal Legislation That Does Not Exist [View all]
DonViejo
Mar 2015
OP
I point that out every chance I get. I still don't understand how he claims to be able....
George II
Mar 2015
#33
The big difference betweeen the two is that Obama was born in the US, Cruz wasn't.
George II
Mar 2015
#49
Between Cruz and Cottonball it is very clear that one does not need intelligence
liberal N proud
Mar 2015
#28
Maybe we should make that 94 large corks just to eliminate all of the options. n/t
A Simple Game
Mar 2015
#35
This is the same jeenyus who doesn't understand the core message of Green Eggs and Ham.
tanyev
Mar 2015
#10
Playing to the teabagger minority in Iowa and N.H., hoping to be Chosen, to be showered with Godly ad cash
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#26
As a "Cruz Stands up to DC" PR stunt, it was probably a smashing success to his brainless supporters
arcane1
Mar 2015
#27
He doesn't care if it's true. All that matters is if those he's addressing don't know it's not.
herding cats
Mar 2015
#21