US EditionTim Kaine and Ted Cruz spat sparks debate on God-given rights
Senator Ted Cruz condemned Senator Tim Kaine's claim that rights derive from government, emphasizing the founding principle that natural rights are God-given and unalienable.
- On Wednesday, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, rebuked Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, for calling the idea that rights come from God 'very, very troubling' and said it is 'stunning' that God-given rights are now viewed as radical.
- During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday, Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, said rights 'come from the Creator,' which 'the Iranian government believes,' and called this view 'extremely troubling.'
- Referencing founders, Cruz invoked Jefferson's phrasing that people "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights," while Barnes quoted Marco Rubio asserting rights come from God.
- The Virginia Republican Party and conservative commentators such as Matt Walsh responded, saying Kaine's remarks should 'terrify' Virginians and questioned his fitness to serve.
- Historians note the Declaration's grounding in Locke's natural rights theory, while critics warn that government‑granted rights become politically contingent and subject to change by majorities.
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Tim Kaine and Ted Cruz spat sparks debate on God-given rights
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) disagreed on natural rights and prompted others online to join the debate on whether they are God-given or granted by the government.
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