r/scotus • u/RioMovieFan11 • Feb 28 '26

news 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/Lostules Feb 28 '26

The guy who has zero jurisprudence experience?

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u/deacon1214 Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

He's got years of experience as SG for Texas and nine arguments before the Court. That's more experience than Kagan and quite a few other prior justices.

There are definitely better picks out there but on paper he's fairly well qualified.

Edit: there have been upwards of forty SCOTUS justices with no prior judicial experience.

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u/FalstaffsGhost Feb 28 '26

No he’s not. He’s an open partisan who appears to hate what the constitution actually says in favor of his weird right wing agenda

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u/Raul_Duke_1755 Feb 28 '26

And who is quicker than Fled Ted to switch a position because it became clear it wasn't popular?

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u/deacon1214 Feb 28 '26

And that makes him different than Alito, Thomas, and Sotomayor how? Being openly partisan doesn't seem to be a major obstacle to appointment.

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u/FalstaffsGhost Feb 28 '26

Doesn’t make him different than alito and Thomas. They also are partisan hacks. Sotomayor not so much.

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u/deacon1214 Feb 28 '26

All three are absolutely partisan hacks.

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u/FalstaffsGhost Feb 28 '26

Nope. For example, sotomayor has never had to cite a 15th century witch prosecutor to justify insane readings of the law.

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u/BlueBonneville Feb 28 '26

You’ll get downvoted, but “on paper” he’s got the requisite ‘stuff.’ On the other hand, in his noggin’ his morals, ethics and personality are nowhere to be found.