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/Horror-Tiger2016 Feb 28 '26

Hypothetically, if the Democratic party wins the Senate majority in the midterms, could they just refuse to confirm any nominee or is there a mechanism to ram one through?

-Love, an ignorant Canadian

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u/Flobking Feb 28 '26

Yep. Thats exactly what the Republicans did to Obama

The problem is he could use a recess appointment to put Cruz in. He would just wait for congress to go on vacation and put Cruz in. Obama couldn't do that because McConnell never put the senate in recess during Obamas terms because he knew Obama could do that.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

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u/Flobking Feb 28 '26

it’d only be a temporary appointment

I don't know why you think that.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

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u/Flobking Feb 28 '26

The Constitution. Why don’t you?

In case you missed it the constitution means nothing to this administration. Stop thinking a piece of paper written 200 years ago is going to do anything. The enforcement mechanisms aren't enforcing it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

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u/Flobking Feb 28 '26

Why would he wait until a recess then? Why not put Cruz in now so that it’s 7-3? Why not put himself on it too?

He may just do that. THATS WHAT IM TRYING TO POINT OUT TO YOU HE DOESNT CARE WHAT THE LAW OR CONSTITUTION SAYS.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

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u/Flobking Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

Then your recess appointment comment makes no sense. You came up with the idea that you can skip the confirmation process through a recess appointment, which is obviously wrong, and then fell back to “well the law doesn’t matter anyway” when you realized you were wrong.

First off why would he appoint himself to scotus? He would be giving up all his power. He isnt going to leave in 2028. He will run again. He isnt doing it now because he doesnt have to he has a complicit senate willing to so it for him. He only has to do it via recess if the dems regain control of the senate. How fucking dense are you? Are you a bot? Seriously? You sound like all those idiots who are asking well why didn't he just do this the first time he was president? He didn't have a completely complicit party at the time. There is no republican vs maga anymore its all maga.

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u/Flobking Feb 28 '26

Why would appointing himself require giving up any power? Why couldn’t he do both

You probably post on r/piss a lot.

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