Thread: Cruz doesn’t close door on Supreme Court seat

Cruz doesn’t close door on Supreme Court seat

11/18/16 01:04 PM EST



Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is not ruling out the possibility of filling the Supreme Court’s open seat.

Asked Friday at a National Lawyers Convention event whether he’d accept a high court nomination, Cruz responded: “What I will say is that history is long and can take unexpected paths.”

“I think it is absolutely vital that that seat and every other seat that comes vacant on the court be filled principle constitutionalists who will be faithful to the law and will check their own policy preferences at the door,” he added.

Cruz, who lost to President-elect Donald Trump in the GOP presidential primary, has been floated as a potential candidate to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Trump’s transition team was also reportedly considering making Cruz the next attorney general, but it announced Friday that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has been tapped for that position.

For now, Cruz said he has the privilege of serving 27 million Texans in the Senate.

“I look forward to continuing to carry out that responsibility and continuing to fight for the principles of freedom and principles embodied in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. They are very much in jeopardy right now,” he said.

http://thehill.com/regulation/court-...eme-court-seat

Offer him Ambassador to Cuba.

Originally Posted by Judy

Offer him Ambassador to Cuba.

North Korea sounds better!

I thought he might enjoy connecting with his roots and visiting his family, you know, family values and all.

I think he would make a great Supreme Court justice.

Ambassador to Canada, where he was born.

Originally Posted by Judy

I thought he might enjoy connecting with his roots and visiting his family, you know, family values and all.

True. good point.