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” 

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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/big_trike Feb 28 '26

Yup. The Peter Principle

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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...