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Ted Cruz: “I care deeply about having principled constitutionalists on…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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And so that's what I did for a living, is represented Texas and represented private Clients arguing before the U.S. supreme Court. And it's an institution I revere. I care deeply about having principled constitutionalists on the court. The reason, and people are sometimes really surprised, like, why would you not want that? And the reason is a principled federal judge stays out of politics, stays out of policy. (06:59–07:04)

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