Cruz opposes Obama's Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says he stands with his Republican colleagues in the Senate in opposing President Barack Obama's pick for the Supreme Court.
The Republican presidential candidate said in a statement today that Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland "is exactly the type of Supreme Court nominee you get when you make deals in Washington."
Cruz said if Judge Garland were confirmed, he would undermine Second Amendment gun rights, legalize late-term abortions and empower "overreaching bureaucratic agencies."
Cruz has said he does not want the Senate to vote on any nominee until after the next president is sworn into office.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is calling Judge Garland a strong nominee for the Supreme Court and arguing that refusing to hold hearings for his nomination would be unprecedented.