Ted Cruz talks religious liberty with Iowa home-schoolers, demurs on 2016 plans
DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Ted Cruz promoted religious liberty and school choice Tuesday to a ballroom of home-schoolers — his fourth visit in eight months to a state that plays an outsize role in picking presidents.
The Texan’s appeal to social conservatives won ovations and fueled more speculation about his ambitions as he touted his support for charter schools and home schooling.
“We should see a thousand flowers bloom. I’m convinced school choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century,” he said. “Education is foundational to every other challenge you’ve got.”
He recounted his role, as Texas’ top appellate lawyer, defending a Ten Commandments display at the state Capitol. In another case, while in private practice, he said he helped to preserve a cross used as a memorial to veterans, erected on federal land in the Mojave Desert.
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