Because the Constitution

Why have I endorsed Ted Cruz from the beginning of his campaign? Because we have a Constitution and we need to use it.

When Obama was elected in 2008, I was stunned. How could We the People have willingly invited a virtual unknown with the middle name of Hussein into our White House? (And no, my discomfort had nothing to do with his color.) 

When he was re-elected after 4 years of division and economic and geopolitical disaster, I was heartbroken. The citizens of a Constitutional Republic had re-elected a man who was making good on his promise to "fundamentally" transform our nation. The President of the United States had made it abundantly clear that he had no respect for our Rule of Law, yet the People had chosen him again! That's when I realized that we were losing our Republic. Not because of Barack Hussein Obama, but because We the People were failing in our duty to protect, preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States. 

The President, and every other representative work for US! How can we expect them to fulfill their oath of office if We the People don't even know what our employees are supposed to be doing? After a few months, when the shock, disappointment and depression started to wear off, I made a commitment. The only way we could hope to save our Constitutional Republic was to teach the next generation what they were at risk of losing. So, since 2012, I have spent every other year teaching 5th and 6th graders about Our Nation's Foundations - the Constitutional Principles of our Republic. I turn the Learning Center of the Intermediate School where I work as a paraprofessional Librarian, into an Americana museum. Every class comes to the Library every other week. I give them a lesson about Our Nation's Foundations as I "build" a giant meme on the wall, describing the Constitutional Principles of our government that looks like a Federal building. I have 4 interactive bulletin boards for students to interact with factual and opinion questions for prizes. I've recently added QR codes to my displays so that students can use iPads to activate relevant multimedia websites that offer more information. I've already started covering the Library windows that face the main hall with graphics and current events about the Democratic and Republican candidates for the 2016 Presidential election. Students have no idea which candidate or political party I prefer, but I reward them for sharing their own opinions because I want them to become confident in using their First Amendment rights, secure in the knowledge that opinions, by their very nature cannot be wrong, and disagreement need not cause offense. I make a big deal when a student shares his/her opinion on government or politics, bestowing upon them the title of Patriot. I want them to realize what a profound responsibility and privilege they have to preserve, protect and defend their Constitutional Republic.

After the election, I will tell my students my choice for President - Ted Cruz. Because he is the candidate that knows our Constitution by heart and consults our Rule of Law for every decision, without compromise.