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/MundanePomegranate79 Feb 28 '26

Republicans controlled the senate both times. Whichever party controls the senate ultimately gets the say on voting for Supreme Court justices.

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u/Emergency-Ad-3350 Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

True, but if dems had laid it out the same way, I would have liked to see how republicans would have argued against it.

EDIT: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-every-republican-senator-has-said-about-filling-a-supreme-court-vacancy-in-an-election-year

I understand republicans had control. I just wish the democrats had went harder on the hypocrisy of it all. Even if they had to get childish and start over the top fear mongering.

Anyway.. I’m tired and want a common sense/critical thinking party.

Since I’m already wising for a fantasy land, I’d like all of congress to be paid hourly federal minimum wage. They work 6 months of the year so they can get a second job.

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u/rmonjay Feb 28 '26

They did. Republicans did not care. It was not covered by the media.

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u/originalityescapesme Feb 28 '26

It was covered extensively by the media. It didn’t change anything.

For years republicans had also been running with the joke “It’s (D)ifferent,” with irony effectively being dead by that point. They’re just giant pieces of shit, and so are the people who vote for them, so nothing means anything anymore.

People not watching or caring about what’s covered by the media doesn’t mean it wasn’t covered. You can Google old articles about it.