As for Cruz not wanting a seat on the bench, I tend to feel that we need him more in the Senate then on the bench; especially now with the Senate up for grabs.
Ted Cruz urges Senate to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat, warning of 'constitutional crisis' on Election DaySen. Ted Cruz on Friday urged his fellow lawmakers to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice before the Nov. 3 presidential election following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, warning of a looming "constitutional crisis" if the seat remains vacant.
"We cannot have Election Day come and go with a four-four court," Cruz said during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity. "A four-four court that is equally divided cannot decide anything. And I think we risk a constitutional crisis if we do not have a nine-justice Supreme Court, particularly when there is such a risk of a contested election."
The Texas Republican -- one of President Trump's 20 potential nominees to the court, according to a list issued last week by the White House -- called on Trump to nominate Ginsburg's successor next week. Ginsburg died Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was 87.
"I think it is critical that the Senate takes up and confirms that successor before Election Day," he said. "There's going to be enormous pressure from the media, there's going to be enormous pressure from the Democrats to delay filling this vacancy.
But this election, this nomination is why Donald Trump was elected. This confirmation is why the voters voted for a Republican majority in the Senate."Cruz continued: "I'll tell you one reason in particular why I think it is tremendously important that not only does the nomination happen next week, but that the confirmation happen before Election Day. Democrats and Joe Biden have made clear they intend to challenge this election. They intend to fight the legitimacy of this election. As you know, Hillary Clinton has told Joe Biden 'under no circumstances should you concede. You should challenge this election.'"
Earlier in the night, before learning of Ginsburg's death, Trump told supporters at a Minnesota rally that he was "putting Ted Cruz as one of the people for the Supreme Court."
"Ted’s the only man I know who could get 100 votes from the Senate," he said. "Every single senator is going to vote for him. But he’s a great guy, and he's a brilliant guy.â€
Cruz has said that he would not accept a nomination to the Supreme Court.
"It is deeply honoring, it is humbling to be included in the list," he said during an interview on "Sunday Morning Futures." "But it's not the desire of my heart. I want to be in the political fight."...................
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-cruz-ruth-bader-ginsburg-death-supreme-court-justice
