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Issue Position: Fighting Bigotry and Racial Hatred

Issue Position

By: Ted Cruz
By: Ted Cruz
Date: Jan. 1, 2012
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Criminal Justice

The Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created equal." Ted Cruz has worked to ensure that groups that spout hatred and bigotry are not provided privileges that encourage their venomous beliefs.

Authored a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of 10 states in Rahn v. Robb, urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari and reverse a decision of the Eight Circuit allowing the Ku Klux Klan to participate in Kansas's "Adopt-A-Highway" program.


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