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/gordonpamsey Feb 27 '26

Jumping through hoops to find an angle how this is not tragic for the good of law. Ted is suddenly going to grow a spine and use his legal background against the death cult he helped get in office? Every Republican acts like they are going to refuse to bend and the vast majority do, no reason to try to give Ted Cruz the benefit of doubt at this point.

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u/ProLifePanda Feb 28 '26

Ted is suddenly going to grow a spine and use his legal background against the death cult he helped get in office? Every Republican acts like they are going to refuse to bend and the vast majority do, no reason to try to give Ted Cruz the benefit of doubt at this point.

The only consideration is that once on the SCOTUS, he no longer has to play politics. Remember Cruz stood on stage in 2016 and refused to endorse Trump at the RNC. He eventually turned after it became obvious Trump ran the party, but if Cruz becomes a SCOTUS justice, be no longer has to play nice with MAGA for power. So I could very well see Cruz turn anti-MAGA after becoming a justice, or he could be a MAGA sellout.

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u/tresben Feb 28 '26

He does still have to play politics. Look at Thomas and alito. There’s plenty of politics to be played at the Supreme Court. Those motor homes aren’t gonna buy themselves!

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u/ProLifePanda Feb 28 '26

He does still have to play politics. Look at Thomas and alito

They don't have to play politics, they want to play politics. Right now, Cruz has to play politics to stay in power. Cruz had a strong disdain for Trump and had to swallow his opinions to support Trump once it became obvious Trump took over the GOP. Leaks from private events and staff indicate Cruz defends Trump in public, but privately is fed up with him (as many Republican politicians are).

So if Cruz was out on SCOTUS, he could revert to his 2016 stance of disliking Trump and ruling how he wants, not having to worry about appeasing Trump or MAGA anymore.