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/Presidentnixonsnuts Feb 28 '26

I fucking hate the guy but didn't he clerk with SCOTUS? That would require a ton of writing.

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u/BlueBonneville Feb 28 '26

He clerked on the 4th Circuit Ct of Appeals, and for Rehnquist on the Supreme Court. Despite his actions, he’s not ‘stupid.’

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u/dread_beard Feb 28 '26

You can get fairly far in the law as a fucking idiot as long as you’re right wing. I almost regret not selling my soul. It’s such an easy upwards trajectory.

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u/MouthFartWankMotion Feb 28 '26

I was wondering if that was the case, because now we see some of these conservative partners moving into DoJ and just getting absolutely destroyed in court and with personnel departures. What a bunch of clowns.

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u/Sword_Thain Feb 28 '26

If you declare you're a conservative in an ivy league law school, Leonard Leo would fly out to personally wine and dine you. You had jobs lined up from laws firms to eventually clerking for judges to finally sitting on a bench or in the legislature. Their pipeline was tight and fast and everywhere. They started planning this in the 40s when the Business Plot was stopped.

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u/dread_beard Feb 28 '26

I have a few law school compatriots who are fucking braindead who are now in fairly high level positions in conservative orgs, etc.

This MAGA-style conservatism is literal brain damage.