Senator Ted Cruz here, what questions do you have for me? (Answering your questions on Feb 26th!)

Senator Cruz,
I am genuinely concerned with the amount of laws and regulations we have in this country. It has come to the point where I don't feel we have true freedom anymore. We have freedom within the outlines of the law, which becomes more restricted every year. Many of the laws we do have don't fulfill their intended purpose, due to the state of our Justice system. As President, would you do anything to reduce Federal regulation, give power back to the states and local communities, and evaluate the effectiveness of our Justice system?

Additionally, I am concerned about our nation's health. Our communities are plagued with unhealthy habits to include lack of sleep, exercise, and poor nutrition, creating a burden to our economy (reduced productivity) and the healthcare system. Is there anything you would do to empower health and wellness across our nation?

Why would we as the American voters want to elect a presidential candidate who is so heavily influenced by your personal religious beliefs? For example voting against extending benefits to veterans in same sex relationships? how are we as Americans and veterans supposed to take you serious when you say you support us and what we do yet when legislation is trying to be passed we clearly see by historical actions that you only care about heterosexual veterans?

Thank you for coming. This a two part question Sen. Cruz you make a point of mentioning the destruction of ISIS through conventional means. I'd be interested in how you would be successful in comparison to your predecessors who also used conventional means. You've mentioned Carpet Bombing and the use of troops, but that doesn't factor in that no matter how many bodies you kill, the idea will live on. So how are you going to stop the spread of an idea with conventional forces or even through unconventional (SPEC-Ops) forces? It's the idea we need to focus on and I don't feel any candidate has mentioned that fact, but harp on the killing of humans as a solution.
Secondly America has no official religion and the founding fathers recognized that when they drafted up the Constitution. How are you going to maintain the separation of Church and State? I ask being you've repeatedly used religion in many of your talking points as if Christianity is the "sole" religion in the US and the one that should be catered to. So are you willing to alienate those who are of a different faith to appease what you personally believe in, or are you determined to bring them together in a means that recognizes all of them equally, and provides protections for all of them equally? When I say equally that would mean you would condemn the Jewish courts that are in America along with the Sharia Law courts that many believe are here, but aren't officially here.

Sen Cruz. I had the opportunity to hear you on the Adam Carolla Podcast. When you spoke "one on one" you were able to convey a message that is clear, concise, and to the point regarding the tax code. Bravo.

I feel that much of your message and intent is getting lost due to the shear number of players on the field at the moment. How are you planning on addressing that?

If elected President, what would be the next phase of Cuban/American relations?

Senator Cruz, you have outlined what I consider to be an exceptional flat tax plan, the kind that I have been looking to see enacted since I was able to understand how the government's tax system works. Critics denigrate it as blowing a hole in the budget and a giant tax cut for the wealthy.
The usual rubrics of "growing the economy" to make the difference sounds well and good, but how specifically do you expect a change to improve the overall economical climate?

Some detail here might help you win at least one voter who is leaning heavily towards another candidate.

Senator Ted Cruz - When the congress can't pass any of your suggested bills either filibustering or disagreement with you, how would you respond to that or do to push your suggested bills?

Senator Ted Cruz -- thanks for coming to do a live Q&A with us. I have a question about Common Core. How big should the federal role in education be? Should the federal government require all states to repeal Common Core standards? Should the federal government run its own school choice programs?

This is in response to a prior statement you made, which I agree with: "Instead of a federal government that seeks to dictate school curriculum through Common Core, imagine repealing every word of Common Core. Imagine embracing school choice as the civil rights issue of the next generation that every single child, regardless of race, regardless of ethnicity, regardless of wealth or ZIP Code, every child in America has the right to a quality education. And that's true from all of the above, whether it is public schools, or charter schools, or private schools, or Christian schools, or parochial schools, or home schools, every child."

@RP staff Nice get!

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Why are you so afraid of LBGT couples that you encourage people to enact laws that discriminate i.e. Georgia? Interesting the saving of religion laws lean so heavenly in favor or one religion. We are supposed to be a melting pot of the world but I guess that's out the window !!