June 30, 2015
By Manny Schewitz
Like many other Republican presidential hopefuls, Senator Ted Cruz has made opposition to marriage equality a central theme of his campaign. After Friday’s 5-4 ruling by the Supreme Court, conservatives are still trying to come to grips with the shocking reality that same-sex couples have the same rights as they do.
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... Then there’s Ted Cruz who thinks that the Supreme Court’s decision doesn’t apply to most of the United States, and that state officials can just ignore the ruling, thanks to his bizarre interpretation of how our government works. Here’s what Ted Cruz said to NPR’s Steve Inskeep yesterday on All Things Considered:
CRUZ: The Courts have the authority to decide cases and controversies between particular individuals. But there is no obligation on others in government to accept the Court as the final arbiter of every constitutional question. Indeed, every officer takes an oath to uphold the Constitution INSKEEP: Did I just understand you to suggest that state officials should feel no particular obligation to follow the Court ruling if they feel it’s illegitimate? CRUZ: They should feel no obligation to agree that the court ruling is right or is consistent with the Constitution. This ruling… INSKEEP: But does that mean they can ignore it? CRUZ: They cannot ignore a direct judicial order – the parties to a case cannot ignore a direct judicial order, but it does not mean that those who are not parties to the case are bound by a judicial order. And that’s what Justice Scalia was saying in his dissent, which is that the Court depends upon the remainder of government trusting that it is faithfully applying the law. And these judges and justices are disregarding their oaths.
Read more at:
http://www.forwardprogressives.com/ted-cruz-urges-states-to-ignore-supreme-courts-ruling-on-marriage/
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