Constitutionally speaking, he is correct.
States have a duty to ignore laws that are unconstitutional. In order to protect their citizens.
Ted is saying that the ruling of the USSC was binding on the parties of the case and that each state and other parties can take up the banner and fight again and again and again. He’s saying it’s a lost battle not a lost war.
And legally he’s right about the ruling applying only to the parties of the case. Other parties can ignore the ruling and file a lawsuit, each time trying different strategies and tactics.
Go, Ted, GO!!
Exactly right. We should institute rebellious Irish Democracy. Meaning we just won't F***ing do it and we throw as many monkey wrenches into the works as possible.
My thoughts exactly. And if they sue, and somehow win, ignore that as well! THWT!
Politico makes it sound like Cruz was a mere legal assistant.
He has taken cases before the Supreme Court and has won. Big difference.
In other words - he knows what the hell he is talking about.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3305917/posts?page=5#5
Thanks for the post and ping to #5.
P marlowe, comments welcome!
Ted Cruz is spot on, here.
And this is what I needed to see from the gaggle of GOP’ers wanting the nomination:
Don’t tell me what you you’ve done (I can look it up myself)
Don’t tell me what you are going to do (We’ve heard it all before)
Tell us we you are doing, and what we can do NOW!
The one who does that - gets my vote
P.S. Mind you, I doubt we may even get a chance to cast a vote for another president, but that’s another matter.
Have to admire Ted for sticking to his principles. Bet this is a stake through the heart of his chance for the oval office though.
Bump for fighting fascism instead of acquiescing. Bump for Ted Cruz.
Ted Cruz Ping! Here in Tennessee the Constitutional rights of the people of the state have been trampled on...and then some...
In 2006 we voted to add an Amendment to our state Constitutional...the Marriage Protection Act...
making marriage one man one woman..(biologically born that way, that is)
the vote was 81% for 19% against..
Cruz needs to grow a pair.
Hashtag ButtPlugs4Scrotus. Send the jerk-offs on the suckpreme court a gift of dignity.
“[Republican Party leaders] agree with the rulings from last week, both the Obamacare ruling and the marriage ruling,” Cruz said. “[T]he biggest divide we have politically is not between Republicans and Democrats. It’s between career politicians in both parties and the American people.”
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And that’s why I’ll vote for Ted Cruz. He gets it and tells it like it is.
Don’t expect states to practice nullification if you won’t practice it yourself.
States can and should forego appeals to any federal court with regards to any and all socio-economic legal issues. Ignore them as the irrelevant and illegal entities that they have become.
0bumass would find a way to punish.
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Cruz or Lose!
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