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Ted Cruz: “One of the enumerated powers is to create a post office.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Ted Cruz Addresses Importance of Restoring America at UATX Families and Founders Weekend

Published | Video Starts at 20:49

One of the arguments they made is, look, even if it remains a government of enumerated powers, the federal government could still violate our fundamental rights in the exercise of those enumerated powers. So, for example, One of the enumerated powers is to create a post office. Federal government has created a post office. If the post office suddenly decided, we're only going to deliver communications, and by the way, from young people. (20:49–20:53)

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Asserts that creating a post office is one of the enumerated powers of the federal government.

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