The Supreme Court was flagrantly wrong in Kelo and at one time I bet 95%+ of Freepers would have agreed with me on that. Even most of the GOPe would have claimed, in public, to agree with me on that If we don't like this we need to change the Court. How is electing someone who praises Kelo going to change this?
We need to elect someone who nominate jurists who'll revere and follow the constitution and the law it truly represents. Cruz is better inclined and informed to pick such than any of the other candidates. And don't go throwing his support of Roberts at me! Firstly, Roberts wouldn't have been Cruz's first choice, although he did support Roberts after Bush picked him. Secondly, EVERYONE was fooled by Roberts, that is everyone excepting those who possessed the information and will to blackmail Roberts over his kids' adoptions. Cruz is not claiming omniscience and, absent that, supporting Roberts was the proper choice based on all the available information. Evil cheats and so won one there. The response should not be to attack the victims of evil, but its purveyors.
Kelo: OK by me, if there is legal process and fair remuneration. Change the law and I’ll be fine with that too.
“We need to elect someone who nominate jurists who’ll revere and follow the constitution and the law it truly represents. Cruz is better inclined and informed to pick such than any of the other candidates.”
Not sure it matters, if you don’t have the votes to win the nomination. We’ll know soon, but it appears Cruz has a half tank when a full tank is required to win.
“And don’t go throwing his support of Roberts at me! Firstly, Roberts wouldn’t have been Cruz’s first choice, although he did support Roberts after Bush picked him. “
Cruz said he’s a Constitutionalist. Wasn’t me.
I think Cruz would be better on the Supreme Court than elsewhere.
I WILL “throw his support of Roberts at you” :-)
Roberts is a weasel.