Conservative Review
Nate Madden | February 23, 2017
Congress should use every tool at its disposal to rein in activist federal courts, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas (A, 97%) said in a closed-door meeting with reporters at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday. And this includes limiting their jurisdiction with federal legislation, Cruz stated.
In the last congressional session, Sen. Cruz introduced a bill that would have limited the jurisdiction of federal court on marriage. When asked about similar legislation, the senator reiterated his unapologetically bold thoughts on the subject of judicial overreach.
“We should be using all legislative and constitutional authority to rein in the abuses [of activist courts],” Sen. Cruz said.
Cruz also said Congress should use its constitutionally granted power to limit courts’ jurisdiction in light of President Trump’s recent executive order suspending immigration from high-risk countries in the Middle East and Africa. “Absolutely, we should be looking at the best ways to use that authority.”
Another, quicker means of tackling the runaway judiciary, the Texas senator said, would be appointing an “army of principled constitutionalists [to bring] a generation of new leadership” to the 100-plus federal court vacancies that the Trump administration stands to fill.
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/02/cruz-congress-should-use-all-authority-to-rein-in-activist-judges
