Ramaswamy suggests Ted Cruz and Mike Lee for conservative SCOTUS justices.
Republican Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy Releases List of Potential Conservative Supreme Court Nominees
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has taken a page out of former President Donald Trump’s playbook by releasing a list of potential conservative Supreme Court nominees. This move aims to engage his base and generate support for his campaign.
Ramaswamy, 37, has included notable contenders such as Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) as possible nominees for the nation’s highest court. He has also named federal judges who have made significant rulings against President Joe Biden’s policies, including the airplane mask mandate and the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Mirroring Trump’s Strategy
This decision to release a list of potential nominees mirrors Trump’s strategy in 2016, where he unveiled his own list to rally his supporters. It is worth noting that Trump’s original list included Senator Lee, and he later expanded it in 2020 to include Senators Cruz, Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Josh Hawley (R-MO). However, Cotton and Hawley are not included on Ramaswamy’s list.
“Our courts remain the last line of defense against the overreach and weaponization of government. As President, I will appoint judges who will protect the integrity of our constitutional Republic,” stated Ramaswamy.
Ramaswamy, a venture capitalist and political outsider, currently ranks fourth among potential Republican primary voters, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls. This move comes after the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 Republican-appointed majority, overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a significant victory for anti-abortion conservatives.
In May, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who is currently second to Trump in the 2024 primary, proposed the idea of establishing a “7-2 conservative majority” on the high court if elected president. He also expressed some dissatisfaction with the perceived conservatism of the three justices appointed by Trump.
A Diverse Pool of Nominees
In addition to Senators Cruz and Lee, Ramaswamy has named seven federal judges as potential nominees. This includes Judge James Ho from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, Judge Lawrence VanDyke from the 9th Circuit, Judge Lisa Branch from the 11th Circuit, and Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk from the U.S. District Court. Notably, Judge Kacsmaryk recently ruled against the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.
It is worth mentioning that Judges Ho and Branch have expressed their opposition to “cancel culture” at Yale and Stanford by refusing to hire clerks from these institutions. Interestingly, Ramaswamy himself holds a law degree from Yale.
Ramaswamy has also included former Solicitor General Paul Clement, a highly experienced attorney who has argued over 100 cases before the Supreme Court. Clement will soon represent fishing companies in a case that seeks to limit the power of executive agencies.
Other individuals in Ramaswamy’s pool of potential nominees include Judges Martha Pacold, Sarah Pitlyk, Kathryn Mizelle, and Brantley Starr from the U.S. District Courts, as well as Stephen Alexander Vaden from the U.S. Court of International Trade and Ryan Holte from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Overall, Ramaswamy’s release of potential conservative Supreme Court nominees aims to energize his base and demonstrate his commitment to upholding the principles of the constitutional Republic.
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