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Ted Cruz: “The Supreme Court said, that's not what the Constitution…”

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

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Senator Ted Cruz Slams Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes on their dangerous rhetoric

Published | Video Starts at 26:58

But it's better to have districting lines drawn by elected representatives where if the voters are ticked off, they can throw the bums out than it is. The other alternative is to have, say, unelected judges drawing lines. And The Supreme Court said, that's not what the Constitution says. Well, the courts just ruled. They just basically ruled against the state of Texas. And, you know, Governor Abbott said, you know what, we're going to appeal this immediately because they didn't vibe with what Dex has tried to do in this particular situation. (26:58–27:02)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court ruled against unelected judges drawing district lines.

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