The Supreme Court is to be an equal branch with the Executive and the Legislative, not their lord and master…
The situation today was never imagined by the Founders and Framers when they created the founding document of the United States of America. Each branch of government was designed to be in competition with the other in order to create a balance of power. The fear of the centralization of concentrated power, as was in England at the time, and in European parliaments presently, presented them with a unique opportunity in a moment of human history to devise a system to thwart that natural impulse.
The equal branch system that they came up with, however, has been usurped by a runaway Supreme Court that has seized powers unto itself that the constitution never allowed for. Legislating from the bench the Supreme Court has become, in effect, an unelected mini-congress. Something has to be done if the Republic is going to stand for another century to come.
“God may endow us with ‘certain unalienable rights,’ but whether we enjoy them depends on nine judges—the ‘priests of the robe’ who have the last say in our system of government,” Cruz writes.
Ted Cruz Explains Why He’s Sick Of Liberal Justices And How Trump Can Fix SCOTUS
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his new book “One Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History” and the significance of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
“God may endow us with ‘certain unalienable rights,’ but whether we enjoy them depends on nine judges—the ‘priests of the robe’ who have the last say in our system of government,” Cruz writes.
Cruz outlines the importance of nominating responsible justices who have helped decide many key Supreme Court cases such as Bush v. Gore by a mere 5-4 margin.
“There is a clear difference between those justices we’ve appointed who have stayed faithful to the Constitution and stayed faithful to their oath, and those who have not,” Cruz said.
On the nomination of Barrett, Cruz said that while he believes Democrats will continue to attack her based on her faith, he is optimistic she will be confirmed before the election.
“Barring something truly extraordinary which I don’t see on the horizon right now, I think we’re going to have the votes to get it done,” Cruz said. “And from everything I’m hearing in the conference, I think those votes are solid and strong and people are impressed.”
