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Ted Cruz: “The justices are not looking to opine on this, but once…”

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Defending Democracy - Trump Will Win at the Supreme Court | Verdict Ep. 194

Published | Video Starts at 12:30

Look, I don't think the court was eager to get into this issue at all. If Colorado hadn't decided this, they wouldn't have touched it. The justices are not looking to opine on this, but once Colorado ruled, they had no choice, and they had no choice but to do it quickly. What was the mentality of the court when you were part of the Bush team and Bush v. Gore, when they took that pretty quickly as well, except for that was really fast. (12:30–12:39)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court had no choice but to take the case quickly after Colorado's ruling.

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