Posted on 08/18/2015 11:51:22 AM PDT by conservativejoy
Scott Walker and some others say we should overturn the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling by amending the Constitution. But that's tremendously difficult to do, and frankly, not very likely to happen.
But Ted Cruz has suggested a solution which is quite doable, and very possible to carry out, if he is elected President. Cruz, an experienced Constitutional scholar and former Solicitor General of Texas, has suggested that Congress pass legislation to limit the jurisdiction of the federal courts
Forgive me for once again quoting Wikipedia, but it's relatively concise and to the point:
Congress has the power to make exceptions to and regulations of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. This court-limiting power is granted in the Exceptions Clause (Art. III, § 2). By exercising these powers in concert, Congress may effectively eliminate any judicial review of certain federal legislative or executive actions and of certain state actions, or alternatively transfer the judicial review responsibility to state courts by "knocking [federal courts]...out of the game."[1]
All this would require is a simple majority vote of the House of Representatives. As for the Senate, if the filibuster rules were changed, a majority vote could pass it there as well. Senate rules can be changed by a majority vote; if a majority of the Senate wants the rules changed, it will be changed. Even if the Senate doesn't have the guts to waive the filibuster rule, there is a second way to do it without changing any rules.
Normally it takes 60 votes to get anything done in the Senate, except when it comes to budgetary matters. If the legislation were crafted in a way to state that the budget for the judiciary to decide or enforce rulings related to marriage were being withheld, an argument could be made that it was a budgetary issue that would only require a majority vote of Senators.
Now, I know what you're thinking. First of all, the Republicans would have to be in charge of Congress in 2017 to make that happen. That's true. The next thing you're thinking is that John Boehner and Mitch McConnell have no interest in passing this. That's also correct. But it's also irrelevant.
When Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980, Republicans had the Senate but not the House. In the Senate, do you think the old bulls like Bob Dole and Bob Packwood wanted to lower taxes? Not really. Do you think the Republicans in the House or so-called "moderate" Democrats wanted to lower taxes? Even less likely.
But Reagan when he ran for president campaigned heavily on tax cuts. When he was elected he had a mandate from the people.
It's not in his nature. Cruz faced down George W. Bush and the federal government as Solicitor General of Texas.
He has been literally surrounded by GOPers in the Senate as they shouted and yelled at him. Didn't faze him.
When it came time for his first vote as a Senator, he had been coached to go along---as all of them are---but he bucked his instructions and voted the right way. The Senate floor let out a gasp at his nerve.
I'm absolutely sure that some reality show celebutard doesn't have Cruz cowed. But if you're determined to believe it, I guess you will.
"I’m concerned by the conversations you admit they have, and by the constant statements of support Cruz gives Trump."
I didn't admit anything. How would I know? I said there was some news article about it, and that maybe they do or they don't.
Cruz has stated already there's no agreement between them.
"Honorable men don’t seek the approval of liars. Not do they lend liars their credibility. Cruz is in danger of losing his reputation (and my support) if he doesn’t actively separate himself from Trump."
I would say that the time is coming for Cruz to separate himself out from the pack. It's very early, still. But if you truly believe Cruz seeks Trump's approval, you really don't know what kind of man Cruz is. I recommend his book.
All we can go on is his actions right now. And Cruz is doing everything possible to tie his fortunes to Trump’s, to try to leech off some of Trump’s (current) popularity.
I agree this is out of character for him, but it doesn’t make it any less disturbing.
I love Cruz when he’s an attack dog for conservatism. Unfortunately, the way he’s lapping up Trump’s approval, he’s not much more than Donald’s puppy. Hope he finds his spine soon.
I'm sorry, but "LOL" doesn't cut it here, because I literally yodeled laughter when I read that.
I believe you and I discussed this issue last night, right? You're determined to believe it, so go ahead.
I see that even going back to last year, you were voicing your concerns about Cruz...saying you liked him, BUT. So I'm not going to waste time trying to convince someone who probably was never going to really support him, anyway.
But I'm going to respond for the sake of lurkers who might be reading.
I can see you're unfamiliar with Cruz's history. A "need for approval" isn't in his makeup. In fact, he usually goes for the option that will bring just the opposite, simply because it's the right thing to do. Disapproval is what he's used to dealing with, and he doesn't care.
Read his book or look up the Supreme Court case "Medellin vs. Texas." Ted has been a lone fighter against big odds since his days as solicitor general of Texas.
He's busy laying his ground game in every state while the Trump circus plays on.
If Cruz doesn’t need Trump’s approval, then let’s see him come out and call the liar a liar. Instead we see him emphasizing the links he has with the liar.
You and I agree, I believe, that Trump is a leftist liar, a scumbag cynically using conservatives for his own end. So why won’t Cruz say so?
I can think of one reason.
Can you?
Absolutely. But it’s not flattering to Cruz, and I am looking for reasons to support him.
There are a lot of good reason to support him.
You don’t have to search at all.
His biggest problems are that he doesn’t have a ‘voice’, the money, or the personality of Donald.
I’ve been leaning towards Cruz for some time, because I respect him as a man and respect his willingness to speak truth no matter the consequence.
However, this association with Trump is deeply troubling. It’s just not the action of an honorable man.
I agree with you that he doesn’t have real national support yet. But this is what he’s willing to do to get it?
Congress wouldn’t touch this issue with a ten-foot pole.
Except Cruz is hated by 97 Senators, and can't pass jack.
I don’t think Cruz is using Trump to try for national support.
He’s agreeing with Trump because Trump is saying things voters have screamed at their TVs for years when the national news was on.
Look at his plan to solve the problem of illegals. Can you find fault with it? I doubt it. In fact, I’ll bet you like every word.
The most negative thing you can say is ‘I don’t believe he will do it, he’s lying’.
Cruz is saying the things he does about Trump because he wants to be his VP.
“Cruz is saying the things he does about Trump because he wants to be his VP.”
No doubt. But wanting to be part of a liberal’s administration hardly does him credit.
I want Cruz to be a lion of conservatism. Not an apologist for a lying liberal.
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