The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has caused a
political scramble between Democrats and Republicans who each want to
ensure the new appointee will uphold the issues important to them.
Not long after Justice Scalia’s passing was announced, Republicans and
Democrats began to speculate and to argue about his replacement on the
Court.
Republicans say that a new justice should not be appointed until after
the 2016 presidential election, but Democrats assert that the vacancy
must be filled as soon as possible and that president Obama should
appoint someone immediately.
LifeNews.com reports that Republican presidential candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has said he will filibuster any appointee made by Obama.
In an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Cruz said that he would “absolutely” filibuster an Obama appointee.
“This should be a decision for the people, George,” Cruz said. “We’ve
got an election. And, you know, Democrats — I cannot wait to stand on
that stage with Hillary Clinton or with Bernie Sanders and take the case
to the people, what vision of the Supreme Court do you want? Let the
election decide it. If the Democrats want to replace this nominee, they
need to win the election.”
Cruz went on to say that he doesn’t believe the American people want a
Supreme Court justice who “will strip our religious liberties,” “mandate
unlimited abortion on demand,” or “will write the Second Amendment out
of The Constitution.”
“All of those are 5-4 issues that are hanging in the balance,” Cruz asserted.
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