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  What, did anyone really think Cancun Cruz was the kind of politician who puts his money where his mouth is?
context: Based on what I know right now, I think the TX-Sen race will probably be decided by the single digits, as he is not liked outside of a subset of Texas conservatives. However, given what last November's results looked like, I think that he will win against whoever we put up against him this cycle by \~7 points, if somebody put a gun to my head and asked me to make a prediction. Now, the scene could change by a lot by the time we properly head into 2024, which is an important disclaimer that I need to make here.
  To those of us in Texas, who do we have in our bench that could win enough voters to get across the finish line in 2024? From what I have heard, Colin Allred is the one person that comes to mind who *might* alter the playing field enough to make this race winnable. I have also heard of small scale efforts to recruit Vicente Gonzalez, but I have not found enough information on whether such a run will take place.
  I definitely welcome any answers that could help clarify the current situation in Texas. >
  
  Who can energize voters to get to the polls? 9M registered voters failed to show up last go-round. >
  
  It’s gonna be presidential year so turnout is naturally going to be higher. Good GOTV effort could increase it by a bit. >
  
  What does this even mean lol >
  
  GOP wants to eliminate institutional knowledge in the senate and replace it with literally whatever MAGA type entities that are willing to be a warm body that is happy to be a ethicsless shadow puppet to dismantle America 
  We all have some sort of problem with congress and the infinite terms that our reps can hold, but I’m pretty sure Cruz and his ilk have a plan to use this to their advantage. >
  
  Makes me wonder who he's looking downstream at. >
  
  I think it's less that, but in general as people get fed up with the republican party, they will vote for people who help them, republicans know this and want to limit their ability to keep being voted in forcing new contenders on both sides. As much as people hate the idea of ageism, I feel like that's more of an issue than winning mutiple elections. Our congress is so much older than the general electorate. >
  
  It's why I'd rather see an age limit than a term limit. Can't run after you're 65. >
  
  Same, but different:
  you can't run if you will be 65 at any point before the last year of your term. >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 85%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz reintroduced a bill last week to limit senators from serving more than two six-year terms, even as he stands by plans to run for his third.
  Terms served by members prior to the bill's enactment would not count toward the proposed term limitations, which means that if the bill were to be passed by this Congress, Cruz would not be term limited until 2036.
  In the Texas Legislature, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, piled on with his own bill that would allow Texas to cap its U.S. senators to serving at most two terms in office.
  
  
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  Okay, I agree with him on that but he’s filing it with the full knowledge it won’t pass. It’s theatrics. >
  
  Even more crazy - if it did pass it wouldn't matter as the election of senators is defined by the constitution. You would need a full amendment for that. >
  
  He's proposing an amendment, which will never pass. >
  
  I hate Ted Cruz but this is the kind of thing where you play by the rules you have, not by the rules you want. >
  
  Or he could lead by example. Fuck him. >
  
  Get real, this is Ted Cruz. When you look up POS in the dictionary his picture is right below Trumps picture. >
  
  Ted's head is so far up Trump's ass, it's just a picture of Trump with his mouth open. >
  
  Yet with all that education Cruz is still a slow learner. If you remember Trumps nomination Party Cruz thought he would be a bad ass and come out against Trump. Yeah, he’s a kiss ass, but he ain’t the brightest crayon in the box neither. Looks like Harvard ain’t what it used to be. >
  
  You make a convincing argument, Ted. >
  
  I'd vote for a turd sandwich. Ted Cruz is a fucking douche. >
  
  This is only his second term?!  WTF?!?! >
  
  If that isn't a cry for help I don't know what is. >
  
  He should lead by example. >
  
  while he sipped a margarita on the beach while texas had an ice storm?  im just guessin. >
  
  That’s a bad idea without first limiting the amount of lobbying. Lobbyists don’t have limits so after a few cycles they will be even more in control. >
  
  Do you criticize career Dems who have served 2+ terms?
  Ted Cruz is correct in wanting term limits. 
  Running for office should not be a lifelong career. Democrats are ran by out of touch dinosaurs.
  Support people when they are right, criticize when they are wrong >
  
  Yet, he's going for his 3rd term......the irony >
  
  If a politician benefits from current systems, they aren’t allowed to change it. Got it
  If we solved problems, we would have nothing to to keep us outraged and happy. >
  
  I'm not saying that I just find it funny that he is taking advantage of something he's trying to get rid of. To each their own. >
  
  Everytime i look at US politics i lose all faith in humanity >
  
  Dark…. But accurate sadly >
  
  Virtue signaling and hypocrisy all in one, what a republican! Can't wait for his next presidential run to flame out. >
  
  The fact that he could actually make it as far as he did in 2016 tells you how bad the Republican Party and their voters really are. >
  
  Isn't it time for Ted to flee to Mexico again as Texas freezes to death?   He's such a Fraudster. >
  
  I just don't have a problem with people campaigning to tighten laws while they themselves are taking advantage of them.
  If it were the reverse case, a term limit of two terms was in place and Cruz was campaigning to overturn it, we'd expect him to obey the existing law even though he disagreed with it. So why shouldn't he be allowed to follow the existing law in this case too? >
  
  In your hypothetical he doesn't have a choice to not follow the existing law. The law in that scenario is restricting his actions.
  In reality he does have a choice. The law doesn't force him to run for a third term, it only permits him to do so. >
  
  Suppose I wanted to pass a law that Americans must (and may) drive on the left-hand side of the road. We all agree that I can't drive on the left-hand side of the road while I'm campaigning, because the existing law forbids it.
  But you would have me not drive on the right-hand side of the road either, because I should set an example of the law I expect others to follow.
  Obviously in this example, the situation arises because the law only makes sense if everyone does it. But my point is, that most laws are like that to some extent. >
  
  But, again, you can't choose to drive on the left before you change the law without violating the law. The law is stopping you from following your principles.
  The law isn't stopping Cruz from following his principles here. It's just not enforcing them. >
  
  Ted Cruz is a sack of shit. Limiting an office to two terms sounds on paper like a good idea, but remember the whole original purpose of that limit- to prevent FDR, a popular, left-wing political figure, from winning a third term and continuing to make life better for the average American. 
  I know it sounds like a good idea when the overwhelming majority of senators are sacks of shit, but it will make it impossible for politicians with the people’s best interests at heart from ever collecting enough seats to make a difference. >
  
  The GOP has turned into pro wrestling. >
  
  Total Hypocrite and it only shows how gullible, Naive and ignorant the voters of Texas are. >
  
  This is Cruz' annual attempt to show that he does something in the Senate. When it inevitably fails because he is unpopular and lacks influence in the Senate, he can take it back to his supporters and say things like "Well I tried to drain the swamp, but blah blah blah" >
  
  Term limits are anti-democracy. >
  
  Just going to say it again.  Term limits are a bad idea. If you don't like your senator then vote them out. >
  
  Why are they a bad idea? Generally people are getting to constantly vote for the same person whether they like them or not. Term limits prevents these assholes from being career politicians. >
  
  Because if every congressman in Washington is really inexperienced at their job, then they'll be even more reliant on lobbyists who have been around longer and know how to navigate the system. They'll also be angling to become high-paid lobbyists once they hit their term limits since they can't make a career out of being a politician, so they'll have an incentive to work closely with lobbyists to develop those connections.
  
  Generally people are getting to constantly vote for the same person whether they like them or not.
  
  They could try voting in the primaries where they have more options to choose from. You don't have to just vote in the general election from the two choices presented. >
  
  Yeah, but lobbyist should be illegal. >
  
  If lobbyists make all the laws then it will always be legal. >
  
  Remember, kids, always pull up the ladder behind you. >
  
  Term limits are stupidly undemocratic and force voters to elect politicians they would not have voted for. >
  
  What a Hippocrate. I love the idea , all politicians should be held to 2 terms especially SC justices. However coming from Cruz has a bad taste to it >
  
  I hate Ted Cruz with a burning passion. If only Beto didn’t go all power greedy and run in 2020 and 2022 I think he could’ve beat him had he run again in 2024. >
  
  I don’t get the love for Beto. When has he demonstrated that he’s capable of winning a statewide election in Texas? Sure he’s good looking and all that but he’s not what the majority of Texans are looking for. >
  
  He destroyed his chance of winning a statewide election in Texas when he seriously said, "we are coming for your guns." Your soundbites need to be tailored to energize your base and bore your opponents. Instead, he turned off a decent portion of his base and energized his opponents. I'm starting to wonder if he's doing it on purpose. >
  
  I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess >
  
  I ~~guide~~ block others ~~to~~ from a treasure I ~~cannot~~ possess >
  
  Yeah, those poor underprivileged members of congress. Gotta make sure We The People are looking out for them. 
  L-O-L. >
  
  Cruz would pull down every branch of the ugly tree on the way down if it meant he would be the most grotesque man in America. >
  
  What, ah jeez, texas, can you not?