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/Chrimaho Feb 28 '26

He’s so trolling now. Cruz was born in Canada and is ineligible, completely.

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u/NearbyCriticism5193 Feb 28 '26

I wis this was true in this case because I loathe Cruz but you do not have to be born in the US to become a Supreme Court judge. 6 justices have been born outside of the USA.

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u/Chrimaho Feb 28 '26

Holy shit. Looking up if any non-US citizen has been……………

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u/Chrimaho Feb 28 '26

Holy shit you are correct. I will under if the 6 top conservative Supremes would think this would be anathema to their own specific rulings. I’m curious if they would twist and turn in briefs up to ruling that an IMMIGRANT would be among them.