[ April 26, 2024 ]
It’s now or never, folks. If we postpone, you can bet your last dollar they will steal the presidency.
Ted Cruz explains the grave danger of not filling SCOTUS vacancy before election: ‘A constitutional crisis’
‘I think we have a responsibility — a responsibility to do our job’
By: Blaze News September 19, 2020
Story continues below advertisementSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) explained late Friday why the Supreme Court vacancy, caused by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, must be filled before Election Day.
What did Cruz say?
Speaking with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Cruz said the integrity of the election depends on the court having nine justices, especially considering the enhanced likelihood of a legally contested contest this year.
“I think it is tremendously important that not only does the nomination happen next week but that the confirmation before Election Day,” Cruz explained. “Democrats and Joe Biden have made clear, they intend to challenge this election, they intend to fight the legitimacy of the election. As you know, Hillary Clinton has told Joe Biden ‘under no circumstances should you concede. You should challenge this election.'”
“We cannot have Election Day come and go with a 4-4 court,” Cruz said.
If the seat is not filled prior to Election Day, America risks a “constitutional crisis,” the Texas senator went on to say.
“A 4-4 court that is equally divided cannot decide anything. And I think we risk a constitutional crisis if we do not have a nine justice Supreme Court, particularly when there’s such a risk of a contested litigation and a contested election,” Cruz explained.
“Twenty years ago, I was part of the legal team that litigated Bush v. Gore and went to the Supreme Court. Thirty-seven days the country did not know who the president was going to be, and if we had a 4-4 court it could have dragged on for weeks and months,” he continued.
“So, I think we have a responsibility — a responsibility to do our job,” Cruz said. “The president should nominate a principled constitutionalist with a proven record, and the Senate is going to take a lot of work to get it done before Election Day but I think we should do our job and protect the country from the constitutional crisis that could result otherwise.”
Earlier in his interview, Cruz said, “This nomination is why Donald Trump was elected. This confirmation is why the voters voted for a Republican majority in the Senate.”
It’s not yet clear who President Donald Trump will nominate to fill the high court vacancy.
However, just last week, the White House released an updated list of potential nominees for future Supreme Court vacancies. Cruz’s name is on the list, although he has since stated that he is not interested in serving on the Supreme Court.
Judge Amy Comey Barrett, a conservative justice who was confirmed to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017, is thought to be one of the top contenders for the seat.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed late Friday that the Senate will vote on Trump’s nominee before Election Day.
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20 Comments
3 years ago
How ironic –
Bush v. Gore
The court decision to end a manual recount of ballots in Florida to decide the outcome of the 2000 presidential election effectively handed the presidency to George W. Bush. The Bush campaign had filed an application to halt a recount while the campaign for Vice President Al Gore sought to keep it going.
Ginsburg famously wrote “I dissent” in remarks to argue her objection to the decision. The phrase was an apparent departure from the tradition of using the term “respectfully.”
3 years ago
And people still burn Senator Cruz. This makes complete sense, of course for the Dem0rats sowing chaos and discord is part of their plan.
3 years ago
He makes sense….
3 years ago
I wait with bated breath for some commiecrat to make a complete fool of themselves by dredging up the “Biden rule”.
That is a line from an inane speech by then-Senator Biden to persuade Bush 41 from naming a justice prior to a presidential election.
There have been five cases since 1900 when justices were named in an election year, President Wilson did two in his tenure. The most recent was FDR.
3 years ago
The most dangerous attack of all time on the USA is by the enemy within.
Prepared long ahead, it now reaches the culmination point.
The soldiers who have been brought back to their homes from other countries, the patriots in the US armed forces, the veterans, the police officers of the States, the women and men of the National Guard, the vast majority of the freedom-loving and hard-working civil society – all of these will successfully defend their homeland against the traitors and enemies.
INSURRECTION ACT!
3 years ago
A 4 to 4 court is better than the 5 to 4 court Ginsburg that would have assured. She would have voted for the mail in fraud to be permitted.
3 years ago
Reply to
The_Devilbat
Was she really that rotten and corrupt? Didn’t she vote to hold up the Dubya’s election over Gore?
3 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
She told the Egyptians not to model their constitution on the outdated and deeply flawed US constitution. She went on to say that she vastly preferred the South African constitution to the US constitution. I would say that she was definitely rotten. She was yet another jewish Marxist.
3 years ago
Reply to
The_Devilbat
That’s depressing to learn she managed to be nominated to the SCOTUS.
3 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
As someone said yesterday, they were all fooled by the skirt. they thought that because she was a woman that she would be a moderate. She was anything but a moderate. She also sided with the baby murderers at Planned Parenthood. For some reason that is yet unknown to me, most Jewish people who are in all other ways the finest people you would ever want to know seem to have very strong Marxist views. Most of the communists in the US are Jewish.
3 years ago
Reply to
The_Devilbat
Since Roberts is iffy, I wouldn’t count on a 4 to 4 vote. Even with 9, if the election decision were to go before the SCOTUS, because of Roberts, there is no guarantee Trump would be declared the winner. An overwhelming vote for Trump at the polls is all we can count on.
3 years ago
Reply to
The_Devilbat
There was a “John Roberts” listed at least once on the docket of Epstein’s Lolita Express….
3 years ago
Reply to
ed
For those people who know little or nothing about the old Soviet Union in Russia, Sexual blackmail of politicians and others was the norm. Trained sexual gratification women known as sparrows were ordered to seduce various politicians in the west. The victims were then blackmailed. Read about them here:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5765043/russian-sex-spies-red-sparrows/
Pizzagate in the US which is now covered up was / is a red sparrow operation. John Roberts of the supreme court is almost certainly a victim of blackmail from a red sparrow operation which is how we ended up with Obamacare. Roberts used to be a staunch conservative. He should hang himself rather than betray 328 million of his fellow countrymen and women.
According to Wikileaks, children as young as ten years old were raped by the politicians of both sides of the isle. Obama spent an astounding $65,000 on what was described as “hotdogs” for a private party using taxpayer money.
Hotdogs according to the FBI is the term used by homosexual perverts for underaged male prostitutes. Pizzas as in Pizzagate is the term for underaged girls that the perverse heterosexual perverts rape.
It has been reported that George HW Bush had young boys from the Boys Town children’s home in Nebraska flown into the white house for his perverse sex parties.
Until Trump arrived on the scene we have had one sh!t awful government. Both parties were heavily involved which is why the investigation into Pizzagate was closed. Sexual blackmail is not limited to the US. It is being used all across Europe and in the UK.
3 years ago
Reply to
The_Devilbat
Obama spent an astounding $65,000 on what was described as “hotdogs” for a private party using taxpayer money.
Hussein loves the hot dog. That’s why he married Michael….
3 years ago
Reply to
The_Devilbat
Shi- sandwich no matter which way you slice it – this actually is the best alternative .. fuc- nanking pukosi and her threats of another scam witch hunt –
3 years ago
There will undoubtedly be a constitutional crisis with the election and a full SCOTUS is going to be needed. Besides, this country isn’t run by mob rule, especially by dopey, commie leftards.
3 years ago
Remember the President saying he was saving Amy Comey Barrett for Ginsberg’s seat?
Some remarks by the top Dems in 2016
Chuck Schumer Attn GOP: Senate has confirmed 17 #SCOTUS justices in presidential election years. #DoYourJob
Obama in 2016: “I have fulfilled my Constitutional duty. Now it’s time for the Senate to do theirs. Presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term. Neither should a Senator.”
Biden in 2016: “I would go forward with the confirmation process as chairman. Even a few months before a presidential election… just as the Constitution requires.”
Three Supreme Court Justices Were Confirmed In Less Than 45 Days, Including Ginsburg
Clinton – Ginsberg
Reagan – O’Connor
Ford – Stevens
https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/18/three-supreme-court-justices-were-confirmed-in-less-than-45-days-including-ginsburg/
