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Cruz Says GOP May Block Nominees Indefinitely

October 26, 2016 at 8:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In a vintage return to his confrontational style, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) indicated that Republicans could seek to block a Democratic president from filling the vacant Supreme Court seat indefinitely,” Politico reports.

Said Cruz: “There will be plenty of time for debate on that issue… There is certainly long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices.”

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