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This is Ted Cruz's Plan For the Supreme Court
Fortune ^ | December 2, 2015 | Ben Geier

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.


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To: hollyweed

121 posted on 01/25/2016 9:54:35 AM PST by Hoodat (Article 4, Section 4)
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To: FreeReign

Following Ted’s “Switchbacks” is worse than driving a mountain road.


122 posted on 01/25/2016 9:55:21 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: VanDeKoik
But Bush did give us Thomas.

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.

123 posted on 01/25/2016 9:55:31 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Hoodat

Wouldn’t surprise me if he picked his sister.


124 posted on 01/25/2016 9:58:09 AM PST by hollyweed
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To: HarleyLady27

Me too!


125 posted on 01/25/2016 9:59:54 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: hollyweed

At least she has NY values when it comes to abortion.


126 posted on 01/25/2016 10:00:20 AM PST by Hoodat (Article 4, Section 4)
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To: VanDeKoik

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.


127 posted on 01/25/2016 10:04:20 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: justlittleoleme
Bttt.

5.56mm

128 posted on 01/25/2016 10:04:50 AM PST by M Kehoe
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To: BuckeyeTexan

http://www.breitbart.com/news/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-to-outlaw-death-penalty/


129 posted on 01/25/2016 10:05:26 AM PST by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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To: VanDeKoik

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.


130 posted on 01/25/2016 10:06:20 AM PST by Missouri gal
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To: ConservativeDude
Same goes for Kennedy, Kagan, Sotomayor and Ginsberg. It's a gay court these days.
131 posted on 01/25/2016 10:08:16 AM PST by Missouri gal
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To: justlittleoleme

Roy Moore to the SCOTUS!


132 posted on 01/25/2016 10:10:44 AM PST by Theophilus (The GOPe are dealers. The Marxist Democrats are duelists.)
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To: justlittleoleme; All

“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


133 posted on 01/25/2016 10:12:02 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: hollyweed
We should demand Trump explain his vetting process for justices and it can’t include “making America great again”

Can't he just ask Cruz who he wants?

134 posted on 01/25/2016 10:14:28 AM PST by itsahoot (Trump is a fumble mouthed blowhard that can't speak in complete sentences. Wonder why is he winning?)
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To: stars & stripes forever

>>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.


135 posted on 01/25/2016 10:14:36 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: justlittleoleme

Trump will appoint his sister.


136 posted on 01/25/2016 10:16:21 AM PST by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: AuntB

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


137 posted on 01/25/2016 10:16:54 AM PST by justlittleoleme (Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

>>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.


138 posted on 01/25/2016 10:16:54 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: GodGunsGuts
Trump would almost certainly appoint a bunch of New York libs to the bench.

You have exactly zero evidence that he would do that you just like to bloviate on all things Trump.

139 posted on 01/25/2016 10:16:57 AM PST by itsahoot (Trump is a fumble mouthed blowhard that can't speak in complete sentences. Wonder why is he winning?)
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To: MarDav

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?


140 posted on 01/25/2016 10:17:47 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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