Ted Cruz ’92 Should be Censured by the University

PPro has sent the following letter to the PAW editors, in the hope that it will be published asap:

The unprecedented criminal storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6th by rabid seditionists severely tested American democracy’s resiliency and diminished our nation’s moral standing as the world watched in horror.  While the main impetus behind this murderous failed coup attempt was incitement by America’s deranged President, many others were complicit in this historic outrage, with Senator Ted Cruz ’92 playing a leading role. Cruz’s highly publicized zeal to overturn the results of the Presidential election on the evidence-free grounds of alleged massive election fraud further emboldenedthose who sought to overthrow our government, disgracing himself and embarrassing his alma mater. Indeed, various national reporters cited Cruz’s Princeton background in the context of his having no excuse to be ignorant of the profound implications of his misconduct. Our great University regularly bestows awards and honors on many of its distinguished alumni, but it also needs to call out those who blatantly violate its fundamental tenets. These include a deep respect for facts and an absolute requirement of integrity, as expressed in the Honor Code signed with every piece of academic work.  Yet Ted Cruz has exhibited a recklessly dangerous disdain for facts, acted without honor, and placed service to his own ambition over service to the nation or humanity.  We know of no mechanism by which he might be stripped of his Princeton degree for his reprehensible actions, but we call on the University to formally censure him.

Board members of Princeton Progressives:
Jason Gold ’81
Sandy Harrison ’74
Tom Hughes ’82
John Oakes ’83
Mike Southwell ’60