To: aposiopetic
I am a Cruz supporter, but can see the beauty of a Trump/Cruz ticket with Cruz being an active leader (with the bully gavel) in the Senate to insure a conservative senate. He who holds the gavel controls the debate! Cruz could ensure the conservative view is always in the forefront of all senate debate. One term as VP then eight years as President with a properly trained republican senate.
13 posted on
01/01/2016 7:07:07 PM PST by
Billyv
(Freedom isn't Free! Get off the sidelines!)
To: Billyv
I agree. Cruz would use every procedural detail to (Constitutional) advantage.
To: Billyv
Cruz stated in an interview a couple weeks ago that he will not be a veep candidate on a Trump ticket.
But dream on....
Leni
27 posted on
01/01/2016 8:33:15 PM PST by
MinuteGal
("We will take things away from you on behalf of the common good"...Karl Marx...oops, Hillary Clinton)
To: Billyv
Cruz has virtually no friends in the Senate to ever hope to hold the gavel, unfortunately.
31 posted on
01/01/2016 8:48:32 PM PST by
RitaOK
( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
To: Billyv
I doubt Trump would want to serve two terms...one and then back to his business and family.
He should make an agreement with Cruz. Be my VP and I will guarantee you the presidency because I will resign before the end of my term.
Make the agreement public!
people would be voting for two presidents at the same time.
Trump and Cruz
I feel that Trump is Cruz’s only ticket to the WH.
I want Cruz to serve as president and then get a seat on the Supreme Court.... nirvana :-)
Brains/Bucks 2016
45 posted on
01/01/2016 10:48:02 PM PST by
Bobalu
(Even if I could take off, I could never get past the tractor beam!)
To: Billyv
I am a Cruz supporter, but can see the beauty of a Trump/Cruz ticket with Cruz being an active leader (with the bully gavel) in the Senate to insure a conservative senate. He who holds the gavel controls the debate! Cruz could ensure the conservative view is always in the forefront of all senate debate. One term as VP then eight years as President with a properly trained republican senate. This is exactly how I see it.
49 posted on
01/02/2016 2:18:10 AM PST by
Cowboy Bob
(With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
To: Billyv
“Cruz being an active leader (with the bully gavel) in the Senate to insure a conservative senate. He who holds the gavel controls the debate! Cruz could ensure the conservative view is always in the forefront of all senate debate.”
Would you mind going into more detail about how you see this working? Many see the VP as mostly a tie breaker.
To: Billyv
The Senate has its own rules and traditions and the VP has a very limited role in its operation. The textbook example is LBJ who was the Senate majority leader (a very powerful position) and expected that to continue when he became JFK's VP. The Senate quickly disabused him of that conceit.
The notion that Cruz as VP would have more senatorial influence than he does now is pure fantasy.
55 posted on
01/02/2016 7:16:19 AM PST by
AustinBill
(consequence is what makes our choices real)
To: Billyv
Your post doesn't reflect how the Senate is organized and governed as an independent body. The VP has a very limited role in it's day-to-day operation. A constitutionalist like Cruz would be the first to know and admit this.
Also, there is no way Trump would only serve one term. Cruz is still young enough there's no need to rush, however. He'll be in his prime 8 years from now.
56 posted on
01/02/2016 7:20:13 AM PST by
AustinBill
(consequence is what makes our choices real)
To: Billyv
57 posted on
01/02/2016 7:20:52 AM PST by
MayflowerMadam
(TDS: Hating Trump more than loving America.)
To: Billyv
He who holds the gavel controls the debate! I have often wondered just how much authority the VP could actually have in the Senate if they bothered to rule from the Chair. I know the are non voting except in a tie, but could they control the debate from the Chair?
60 posted on
01/02/2016 9:12:22 AM PST by
itsahoot
(Anyone receiving a Woo! Woo! for President has never won anything after the award.)
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