Ted Cruz was asked again about joining the Supreme Court. Here’s his answer

Though he expressed reverence for the institution, Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told The Hill Wednesday that he is not looking to become the next Supreme Court pick.

“As important as the court is, and I think it’s incredibly important, a principled federal judge stays out of political and policy fights, doesn’t engage, simply follows the law. If I were ever a judge, that’s what I'd do. I don’t want to stay out of political and policy fights. I want to be right in the middle of them. The Senate is the battleground for just about every big policy fight we’ve got right now,” Cruz said.

Cruz, who has a long history with the court, said he would rather be involved in appointing judges.

“I’d like to be part of confirming two, three, four, five strong constitutionalist judges to the court, but personally speaking, I don’t have any desire to be one of them.”

Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly transcribed Ted Cruz's quote as "If I were ever a judge, that’s what I do" rather than "that's what I'd do." It has been corrected.

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Levin: Is Mueller's appointment unconstitutional, yes or no? One senator 'needs a COURT to tell him'

In the second hour of his nationally syndicated radio show Tuesday evening, LevinTV host Mark Levin played the responses of five senators when asked by CNS whether they believe Robert Mueller’s appointment is unconstitutional.

Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky.: “I think that Mueller should not have been appointed. I think really we should set an example by not doing this again … I think there is a strong argument to be made that when you appoint somebody who’s at this level that it should be something that’s approved by the Senate.”

Senator Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., simply responded, “No.”

Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., also responded, “No.”

Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said, “I haven’t had a chance to look at those writings.”

And then Senator Jim Risch, R-Idaho, said, “I can’t answer that question. I don’t know. That’s a proposition of law that would require debriefing on both sides plus argument, and then decision by a court. So until a court decides on it, you won’t know what the answer to that is.”

“What’s sad there is there’s a United States senator that says he needs a court to tell him,” Levin pointed out.

Listen:

“See, the Framers just figured that, first of all, senators would be protective of their own prerogatives, including the Appointments Clause, in which the Senate shares in the appointment of principal officers in the executive branch,” Levin said. “But not any more.”

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