Posted on 01/25/2016 8:03:19 AM PST by justlittleoleme
Liberals won't like it.
If Ted Cruz is elected president, he has big plans for the Supreme Court -- namely, picking extremely conservative candidates to fill any vacancies among the nine justices.
In an interview with Bloomberg, the Senator and former solicitor general from Texas said that Republicans are generally bad at picking nominees for the high court, and that he'd be different.
"Unlike many of the other candidates, I will be willing to spend the capital to ensure that every Supreme Court nominee that I put on the court is a principled judicial conservative," Cruz said.
As solicitor general, Bloomberg notes, Cruz argued in front of the court on behalf of his state.
Cruz specifically called out Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed by George W. Bush, and Anthony Kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan, as bad picks. Roberts has gotten a lot of flack among conservatives in recent years for voting to uphold Obamacare, while Kennedy was castigated by the right for writing the opinion this year to legalize gay marriage.
The next president will likely have a few vacancies to fill. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia, and Anthony Kennedy will all be over 80 years old by election day, while Stephen Breyer will be 78.
So how would Cruz find truly conservative justices? He said he'd look for candidates with "a long paper trail as principled conservative jurists." This means jurists who've actually made decisions, rather than the sometimes more politically palatable candidates without as much of a record.
Following Ted’s “Switchbacks” is worse than driving a mountain road.
So? You were saying Bush picked conservative winners and Reagan losers, as evidence Cruz would not. Your case has exceptions both ways. Reagan did nominate Bork but faced a dishonest Democrat Senate.
It's typical of a Trump supporter to give us a distorted picture of reality in order to "win" an argument. To you, winning clearly matters more than honesty or final outcome.
Wouldn’t surprise me if he picked his sister.
Me too!
At least she has NY values when it comes to abortion.
It’s too difficult to impeach. Perverting the Constitution is not a crime to the Congress, for which its members routinely do every day of the week.
5.56mm
RE: How else would Reagan pick complete flops
Reagan was told he HAD to choose from Am. Bar Assn. picks, and he took that advice. Bush 43 knew better, but his choices weren’t all great successes, either. Witness Roberts.
Roy Moore to the SCOTUS!
“Cruz specifically called out Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed by George W. Bush,”
That’s pretty hysterical since the reason we have ROBERTS and Obamacare is TED CRUZ! Handpicked and RECRUITED by Cruz, his old friend John Roberts!
http://www.nationalreview.com/node/214989/print
The Right Stuff
John Roberts should be a quick confirm.
By Ted Cruz - July 20, 2005
Can't he just ask Cruz who he wants?
>>Did my post refer to TED CRUZ? I simply stated a truth. By the way, the same can be said of DONALD TRUMP.
Not explicitly, but your Post #11 implies Cruz. If not, who is the “Godly president” that you are referring to in that post?
It is not true that Trump supporters have turned him into an idol. We accept his many flaws and only say that he is the right man for this election. The Cruz fans say that Cruz is the man who will singlehandedly turn America back to God and restore the entire Constitution. That is just not realistic, so you guys must be assigning him some godlike powers....like an idol.
Trump will appoint his sister.
How was he to know John Roberts would vote with the liberals, especially that he would be possibly blackmailed.
See my post.... http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3388234/posts?page=82#82
>>I simply stated a truth.
You actually did not. You referenced a bible verse without including the entire verse. The part you left out changed the entire meaning and that kind of proof texting is dishonest.
You have exactly zero evidence that he would do that you just like to bloviate on all things Trump.
My oh my seems another “oldie” thinks longevity on this site equals intelligence. Unfortunately, I don’t agree that length of time in any one place equals anything but perhaps stagnation. I was ASKED to come here by VERY long time FReepers. Were you?
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