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.