Ted Cruz blocks a U.S. Senate resolution to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, citing a "partisan" amendment

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Texas Tribune

WASHINGTON — A ceremonial resolution honoring the life of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg failed in the Senate on Tuesday after U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz objected to language his Democratic counterparts added noting her dying wish that a successor not be chosen until after the presidential inauguration early next year.

The war of words on the Senate floor is likely a preamble to a coming brawl to replace Ginsburg. The liberal justice died Friday, leaving a vacancy that, if filled by a conservative, could have sweeping ramifications on several American policies and civil liberties.

"Unfortunately, the Democratic leader has put forth an amendment to turn that bipartisan resolution into a partisan resolution," Cruz said in his floor remarks, referring to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer.

"Specifically, the Democratic leader wants to add a statement that Justice Ginsburg's position should not be filled until a new president is installed, purportedly based on a comment Justice Ginsburg made to family members shortly before she passed.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/22/ted-cruz-supreme-court/

[Gore1FL]

1. I wonder what it is like to be Ted Cruz.

Everyone hates him and it is deserved.

[turbinetree]

2. He really eats the big white mint out of the urinal....

[lastlib]

3. ...with paste on it.....

[turbinetree]

5. Looks like he his enjoying himself...............

[CrispyQ]

21. Lindsey Graham once said

that if you murdered Ted Cruz on the floor of the senate and the trial was held in the senate, no one would convict you.

They are a loathsome lot.

[3catwoman3]

4. Fuck you, Ted.

His spirit, if he has one, is as ugly as his face.

[BainsBane]

6. +1

[Maraya1969]

17. You mean this face?

Link to tweet

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[Maraya1969]

18. He seriously should have gotten a nose job a long time ago

[LakeArenal]

19. Sorry. That's Grandpa Munster. Tho point is the same.

[CaptYossarian]

22. Paul "Lyin'" Ryan was Eddie Munster.

[LakeArenal]

24. Absolutely.

[zipplewrath]

7. Truth hurts

So the problem with a factual statement is...?

[sheshe2]

8. F**K U Ted.

[cayugafalls]

9. Ted is an ass.

[madaboutharry]

10. He is repulsive.

He is repulsive inside and out. I can’t look at him. He literally makes my flesh crawl.

[rpannier]

11. When Cruz dies...

A ceremonial resolution recognizing what a useless human being Ted Cruz has been passed on the Senate floor. The Senate resolution included what a petty, mean-spirited, horrible, useless excuse for a human Ted Cruz has been his entire life. The resolution celebrated that Cruz had finally been called home by Lucifer

[BadgerMom]

12. What. an. ass.

[safeinOhio]

13. Would he unblock the resolution if amended to state

"Ted Cruzs wife is not that ugly"? Seems like a fair trade off.

[FreddyWhite]

14. Everyday he looks more and more like Grandpa Munster

Sorry to offend Grandpa Munster.

It's looks like Cruz is trying to perfect his villian look. Despicable man.

These MFs know how to be mean and cruel to the legacy of true Heroines.

[LudwigPastorius]

15. Is it, like, a requirement to be...

a scum-sucking piece of shit before the Republican party will admit you as a member?

Or, do motherless fucks like Ted Cruz just happen to gravitate toward it.

[duforsure]

16. Ted Cruz once again shows people

What a POS he truly is. How can someone vote for this lowlife?

[LakeArenal]

20. He isn't very nice.

[Stuart G]

23. Cruz doesn't give a sh*t, He was reelected in 2018. Doesn't have to worry about payback till 24.

By then, this will all be forgotten. That is why he was picked to do this.

[CaptYossarian]

25. Was Sandra Day O'Connor honored?

Was Scalia (after the hooker climbed off of him)?

If so, THAT'S partisan.

Ted, Canada wants you back. Better yet, go to hell.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

26. The man takes pride in being an asshole