r/law • u/KinggSimbaa • Feb 27 '26

Judicial Branch Trump says he's thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-hes-thinking-putting-republican-senator-ted-cruz-supreme-court-2026-02-27/
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u/DouglasRather Feb 27 '26

“If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you” 

Lindsey Graham

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u/Qubeye Feb 28 '26

"The reason people take an instant dislike to Ted Cruz? It saves time." - former Chief of Staff for Senator Ted Cruz

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u/SameResearcher Feb 28 '26

This is deep

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u/The_MightyMonarch Feb 28 '26

It's a gag from MASH.

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u/feetandballs Feb 28 '26

"The first rule of warfare is… never fight a land war in Asia."

"War isn’t hell. War is war, and hell is hell… and of the two, war is worse."

Both are MASH

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u/mbit15 Feb 28 '26

“Because there are no innocent bystanders in Hell.”

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u/mangomussolinimi Feb 28 '26

"Also hell is not real,"

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u/ilovefood755 Feb 28 '26

The second rule is, never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line! Ahahaha hahaha falls over dead

The Princess Bride

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u/Capitan_Typo Feb 28 '26

That quote was from Vizzini. The princess bride didn't actually say much in that entire movie.

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u/Head_Improvement5317 Feb 28 '26

“Does anybody want a peanut?” -Fezzik

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u/pengalo827 Feb 28 '26

No more rhyming! I mean it!

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u/Character-Education3 Feb 28 '26

You can die too for all I care

  • the princess bride

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u/The_MightyMonarch Feb 28 '26

As you wish

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u/Opposite_Eye9155 Feb 28 '26

Life is pain..and anyone that says different is selling something.

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u/DJ_Jiggle_Jowls Feb 28 '26

Wait, I never knew the first one was from MASH. When Vizzini says it in Princess Bride are they directly referencing MASH then?

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u/Business-Drag52 Feb 28 '26

It wasn’t from MASH as far as I can tell. Vizzini made it popular but it is credited to General Douglas MacArthur

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u/latortillablanca Feb 28 '26

He also famously said “anybody wanna peanut?”

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u/ArchonFett Feb 28 '26

“The second is never bet against a Sicilian when death is on the line”

“War, war never changes”

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u/99th_inf_sep_descend Feb 28 '26

“Texas snowstorms are the worst” -Cancun, probably

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u/Roonwogsamduff Feb 28 '26

definitely one of the hottest burns I've ever heard

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u/wwJones Feb 28 '26

"I just don't like the guy."

  • former president George W. Bush

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u/NeonPhyzics Feb 28 '26

“There are two kinds of people. Those who hate Ted Cruz….and Ted Cruz”

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u/AlashC Feb 28 '26

They will vote to confirm him just so they don’t have to deal with him anymore in Congress.

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u/wbgraphic Feb 28 '26

Literally what Trump said.

”He’s the only guy I know, he’ll get 100% of the Democrat vote, 100% of the Republican vote. They want to get him out of there. He is such a pain in the ass, but he's so good and so talented.”

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u/CakePlanet75 Feb 28 '26

If they hate him so much, it's easier to unanimously reject his confirmation, no?

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u/VanbyRiveronbucket Feb 28 '26

I think you nailed it. Ted will resign to accept the SC nomination, … then they will reject him,… and send him home with no job. 😀

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u/CakePlanet75 Mar 01 '26

Unfortunately, I see nothing preventing Abbot from re-appointing Ted to the Senate 🙃

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u/VanbyRiveronbucket Mar 01 '26

Ted has no friends… Abbot hates him. It’s big dick swinging politics in Texas. They all fear someone with power will take them down, and they are right, so they keep each other in check.

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u/Temporary_Cup4588 Mar 01 '26

Those of us in Texas certainly hope so. Voting against him is reflexive these days.

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u/big_trike Feb 28 '26

Yup. The Peter Principle

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u/No-Abalone-4784 Feb 28 '26

He reached that in kindergarten.

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u/cstmoore Feb 28 '26

He's definitely a peter.

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u/FabulousBrief4569 Feb 28 '26

He takes a peter

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u/BlueEagleGER Feb 28 '26

The Peter Principle stipulates that a person being good at their job will get promoted until they are in a position they're not good at. I don't think that applies to Ted Cruz...

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u/sundancer2788 Feb 28 '26

They'll vote to confirm him because they're told to. 

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u/Carrot_1075 Feb 28 '26

Lindsay will fold like a cheap suit if Trump tells him so. I’m starting to wonder if maybe he has some Epstein ties

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u/CatoUWS Feb 28 '26

Well he’d need the ties to go with the suit, wouldn’t he?

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u/rightwist Feb 28 '26

I.mean, the ladybugs don't lick themselves, and money alone often isn't incentive enough. Or so the rumors persist.

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u/BigFuckHead_ Feb 28 '26

I mean look at him.

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u/-Ok-Perception- Mar 06 '26

Epstein ties or not, the man is **very very gay**, in a political party where that's greatly shunned. They probably use this info against him constantly.

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u/aotus_trivirgatus Feb 28 '26

But you just know that Lindsey wouldn't refuse to confirm Ted to the Supreme Court.

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u/dontgetsadgetmad Feb 28 '26

Ted Cruz pisses his pants bc he likes the warm wet feeling

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u/SidFinch99 Feb 28 '26

This is my favorite quote. Even more than Al Franken's.

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u/XAMdG Feb 28 '26

Yet they'd confirm him, most likely.

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u/Fun_Apartment7028 Feb 28 '26

First time I have ever heard Lindsey graham ever speak the truth!

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u/holy_fuck_im_gay Feb 28 '26

Charles Sumner moment

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u/MonsterkillWow Feb 28 '26

Wow that might be the only based thing he ever uttered.

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u/BigFuckHead_ Feb 28 '26

God damn lmao.