2016

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Cruz: Senate’s Job Is ‘Advise and Consent,’ We’re ‘Advising’ to Not Nominate Anyone
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WESH-TV (NBC 2; Orlando, Fla.)

Name: WESH-TV (NBC 2; Orlando, Fla.)

URL: http://www.wesh.com/

Show
Meet the Press

Name: Meet the Press

URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press

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Chuck Todd

Name: Chuck Todd

Employment: NBC News

Position: Chief White House correspondent

, Ted Cruz

Name: Ted Cruz

Employment: U.S. Senate

Position: Senator

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02/14/2016 09:32 am
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Todd I want to ░░░░░░░░ back to the United ░░░░░░░░ Senate here So you ░░░░░░░░ the presidency is only ░░░░░░░░ years long in each ░░░░░░░░ I mean if we ░░░░░░░░ down this road we ░░░░░░░░ cutting off a presidency ░░░░░░░░ a year to go ░░░░░░░░ more importantly Senator Cruz ░░░░░░░░ risk here for conservatives ░░░░░░░░ that if you have ░░░░░░░░ these 4 4 ties ░░░░░░░░ the court then the ░░░░░░░░ liberal leaning circuits will ░░░░░░░░ have you know their ░░░░░░░░ will take precedent Cruz ░░░░░░░░ the consequence of a ░░░░░░░░ 4 tie is that ░░░░░░░░ judgment of the Court ░░░░░░░░ Appeals is affirmed by ░░░░░░░░ equally divided vote This ░░░░░░░░ happened many times in ░░░░░░░░ that there have been ░░░░░░░░ sometimes on a closely ░░░░░░░░ case they ll hold ░░░░░░░░ for the next term ░░░░░░░░ the replacement justice arrives ░░░░░░░░ an election year we ░░░░░░░░ a long tradition that ░░░░░░░░ lame duck president doesn ░░░░░░░░ get to jam a ░░░░░░░░ Court nominee through in ░░░░░░░░ very end LBJ tried ░░░░░░░░ and the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ it And particularly when ░░░░░░░░ Court is 5 4 ░░░░░░░░ balanced an Obama liberal ░░░░░░░░ would dramatically shift the ░░░░░░░░ S Supreme Court Todd ░░░░░░░░ why not go through ░░░░░░░░ process Should the United ░░░░░░░░ Senate do its duty ░░░░░░░░ go through the process ░░░░░░░░ it senator but go ░░░░░░░░ the process Cruz By ░░░░░░░░ way the Senate s ░░░░░░░░ is to advise and ░░░░░░░░ You know what The ░░░░░░░░ is advising right now ░░░░░░░░ are advising that a ░░░░░░░░ duck president in an ░░░░░░░░ year is not going ░░░░░░░░ be able to tip ░░░░░░░░ balance of the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ That we re going ░░░░░░░░ have an election and ░░░░░░░░ liberals are so confident ░░░░░░░░ the American people want ░░░░░░░░ abortion on demand want ░░░░░░░░ liberty torn down want ░░░░░░░░ Second Amendment taken away ░░░░░░░░ veterans memorials torn down ░░░░░░░░ the crosses and stars ░░░░░░░░ David sandblasted off of ░░░░░░░░ tombstones of our fallen ░░░░░░░░ then go and make ░░░░░░░░ case to the people ░░░░░░░░ don t think the ░░░░░░░░ people want that I ░░░░░░░░ very happy to take ░░░░░░░░ case directly to Hillary ░░░░░░░░ directly to Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ I would note look ░░░░░░░░ do we know Donald ░░░░░░░░ s record on this ░░░░░░░░ going to be bad ░░░░░░░░ has supported liberals for ░░░░░░░░ decades Jimmy Carter John ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ Reid anyone who cares ░░░░░░░░ judges would not be ░░░░░░░░ Harry Reid and Chuck ░░░░░░░░ and John Kerry and ░░░░░░░░ Clinton And the consequence ░░░░░░░░ if either Hillary or ░░░░░░░░ or Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ president we will see ░░░░░░░░ Second Amendment written out ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution This is ░░░░░░░░ basic question to defend ░░░░░░░░ liberties.”
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