Cruz: 2016 Should Be a Referendum on the Supreme Court

DOOCY: "Meanwhile let's go down to Aiken,South Carolina. Ted Cruz, who would like to be our next president of the United States, joins us live. Good morning to you, senator."
CRUZ: "Good morning. Great to be with you."
DOOCY: "I know over the weekend you said that you would absolutely filibuster the president's nominee to replace Justice Scalia. Why would you do that? Explain it to our audience."
CRUZ: "Well, listen, Justice Scalia's passing really underscores the stakes of what this election are all about. The Supreme Court is exquisitely balanced. Justice Scalia was a lion on the court. He was someone I've known for 20 years. He spent decades on the court defending the Constitution. And for the last 80 years, the Senate has not confirmed any nominee nominated during an election year. And we should not do so this time, either. This nomination could dramatically alter the balance of power on the U.S. Supreme Court. We have an election going on right now. I believe we should make it the 2016 election a referendum on the Supreme Court. And I got to tell you, I cannot wait to stand on that debate stage with Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders and make the case to the American people because one more liberal justice, and we will see our fundamental rights taken away. We will see the court mandating unlimited abortion on demand. We will see the court effectively erasing the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms from the Constitution. And we would see the court dramatically undermining the religious liberty of Americans all across this country."
DOOCY: 'Senator --"
CRUZ: "I don't think the American people want that. But we've got an election coming up to decide that."