On Fox News Monday evening, the conspiracy theory was pushed by Tucker Carlson. When it comes to our fundamental rights and contentious policy issues, we are one vote away from either upholding the Constitution and preserving our liberties or destroying them. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate (screengrab).
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In my book, I make the case for why filling the vacancy left by Justice Ginsburg is so important.
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(CNN)When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18th, she left a vacancy on the Supreme Court just 46 days before one of the most consequential presidential elections in our nation's history. He agreed to the list, and two weeks into his presidency President Trump nominated one of the 21 judges on the list, Judge Neil Gorsuch, to fill Justice Scalia's seat. And in a matter of weeks, the result of this presidential election could come down to the court.
September 22, 2020. WATCH: My response on @seanhannity to news of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg. The Senate's role is to advise and consent on the president's nominations. Make a one-time contribution to Raw Story Investigates, or click here to become a subscriber. Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference.
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She was name-dropped during a heated exchange between h… The list included former Trump aide Matt Schlapp, a number of former GOP lawmakers and the president's private defense lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Chris Cuomo comes UNDONE after Ted Cruz straight-up BLASTS his bro for deadly COVID nursing home policy (watch) Posted at 9:45 am on October 1, 2020 by Sam J. Thank you. Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ted Cruz is doing as U.S. This is the best that the incumbent President of the United States is able to muster to support his national security vision?
In a heated Cuomo Prime Time segment, Cuomo chided Cruz for failing to …
“Democrats and Joe Biden have made clear they intend to challenge this election. Make a one-time contribution to Raw Story Investigates. Ted Cruz ripped for ‘legal sophistry’ for blocking resolution honoring RBG. We need a full Court on Election Day, given the high likelihood we're going to see litigation that goes to the court. On Friday, President Donald Trump released a list of "former Republican national security and senior officials" backing President Donald Trump. As I lay out in my new book, "One Vote Away -- How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History," I agreed to endorse then-candidate Trump only when he agreed to a specified list of people he would consider nominating to be Justice Scalia's replacement.
Published. For just $1, help Raw Story Keep You Informed During This Unprecedented Moment in History. 5 days ago. We’ve exposed billionaire tax evasion and uncovered White House efforts to poison our water. Garrett Graff, the director of the Aspen Institute's Cybersecurity Program, was less than impress with the list of signatories. Most recently, the Department made a premature and improper announcement of a mail-in ballot tampering investigation that the White House immediately used as a talking point in its campaign to discredit mail-in voting and to further the claim it will be rigged against President Trump. Republican Sen. Texas Ted Cruz blocked an amended resolution Tuesday that honored the life of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, calling it partisan after Senate Democrats included language regarding Ginsburg’s reported “dying wish” to … Bob Brigham. Sen. Ted Cruz is quarantining himself after coming into contact 10 days ago with an attendee of the Conservative Political Action Committee … The COVID crisis has cut advertising rates in half, and we need your help. "We fear that Attorney General Barr intends to use the DOJ’s vast law enforcement powers to undermine our most fundamental democratic value: free and fair elections," said the letter. This past weekend, President Donald Trump nominated an eminently qualified judge -- Amy Coney Barrett -- to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ginsburg, and I believe the Senate will confirm her before Election Day. You won’t find mainstream media bias here. Go Ad-Free.
On so many issues, we are just one vote away from losing our liberties -- such as religious liberty and our right to keep and bear arms -- and seeing our country fundamentally changed.
The views expressed in this commentary are his own. At the time, the Republican Senate wisely decided to follow a historical precedent and not confirm then-President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, in an election year.
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… then let us make a small request. Defend democracy. “I believe that the president should, next week, nominate a successor to the court. The Republican conspiracy theory that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not actually have a dying wish to have the winner of the 2020 election choose her replacement on the U.S. Supreme Court was on display on the Senate floor on Tuesday. They intend to fight the legitimacy of the election. Raw Story is independent. Go Ad-Free. HEIDI Cruz is a managing director in the Investment Management Division at Goldman Sachs and has been married to Senator Ted Cruz since 2001.
By not confirming Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, we were doing the job the American people mandated us to do. Raw Story readers power David Cay Johnston’s DCReport, which we've expanded to keep watch in Washington. They “stand for radical leftism and hating Trump,” claimed Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.)
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… “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,” Ginsburg dictated in a statement released by her granddaughter, Clara Spera. 1) As a starting point, this is just a head-slapping, eyes-widening list of minor officials and forgotten hangers-on. As you you know Hillary Clinton has told Joe Biden ‘under no circumstances should you concede, you should challenge this election.’ and we cannot have election day come and go with a 4-4 court.”, Cruz continued, “A 4-4 court that is equally divided cannot decide anything.
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) September 22, 2020, So … yep … Senate couldn't pass a resolution honoring Ginsburg.