"It is imperative that we support qualified and principled leaders in 2010, and I can think of no individual more qualified to be the people’s lawyer than Ted Cruz."
Ted Cruz Addresses the East Texas Tea Party on July 4th:
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Why I'm Running
"We need to rediscover the leadership embodied by President Reagan, and the values that have kept our nation strong, including faith, family, limited government, individual responsibility, and expanding opportunity for every American."
The extraordinary candidacy of our newly elected President – and the results at the ballot box over the last four years – resoundingly demonstrate the depressing scarcity of principled conservative leaders who can communicate common-sense ideas in a way that resonates with the American people. We need to rediscover the leadership embodied by President Reagan, and the values that have kept our nation strong, including faith, family, limited government, individual responsibility, and expanding opportunity for every American. We need a new generation of leaders committed to making a difference, not simply staying in office. We need to inspire young people and old people and all people that America has always been and must continue to be a ‘shining city on a hill,’a land of hope and opportunity built upon rule of law.
When my Dad came to Austin in 1957, as a teenage immigrant from Cuba bound for the University of Texas, he spoke no English and had $100 sewn into his underwear. He worked his way through school as a dishwasher making 50 cents an hour, just as my Mom – the first person in her family ever to go to college – earned her math degree at Rice in the 1950s, working summers at Foley’s and Shell. From them, I learned that America has always been the land of opportunity, a beacon of freedom and hope for the world. They taught me the value of education and hard work and the importance of an environment that allows every American the opportunity to achieve the American dream.
This nation is a miracle of opportunity. Founded by men and women fleeing religious persecution, America has prospered for two centuries under a Constitution that constrains government and a culture that rewards entrepreneurship and free enterprise. To solve our many challenges, we need to harness the frontier mentality that defines Texans, and work tirelessly to ensure that our children enjoy the same freedom and opportunity — built on individual responsibility — that has formed the foundation of our country.
I have been blessed to have had leaders throughout the State ask me to step forward and run for Attorney General, to continue and build upon the national leadership that Greg Abbott has provided. The legal challenges to our State will only increase in coming years, and Texas deserves an Attorney General who will stand up for our common values and who will win – with a record of proven principles and proven results.
As Attorney General, I will stand up for rule of law, and will work to combat activist judges who would substitute their policy preferences for those of democratically elected legislatures.
As Attorney General, I will fight for each and every Texan, for our rights, for our values, and for our opportunity in the future.
As Attorney General, I will relentlessly pursue criminals and, in particular, child sex predators, ensuring that those who commit the most horrendous crimes on our children will swiftly suffer the gravest of punishments.
If the people of Texas choose to elect me Attorney General, I will work every day to honor their trust and to uphold the high responsibility that that office owes to each and every Texan.
