cruz-reagan.gif. . . I’d be working to get R. Ted Cruz elected as Texas Attorney General. When Cruz was Texas Solicitor General, he organized the Solicitors General from 31 States in filing an amicus brief in the D.C. vs Heller case. The 31 states filed a brief explaining that “the individual right to keep and bear arms is protected by the United States Constitution and the constitutions of forty-four states.” The 31 amici states also noted that “the District of Columbia’s categorical gun ban is markedly out of step with the judgment of the legislatures of the fifty states, all of which protect the right of private citizens to own handguns.” (Some, more than others, I might add.)

Mark Hemingway wrote an article about Ted Cruz in National Review. The following is excerpted from “Cruz Control (PDF):”

Cruz Control
A Republican star rises in Texas

At only 38, Cruz has accrued a list of legal honors and accomplishments that would be impressive for a man twice his age. He recently spent five and a half years as solicitor general of Texas; both the youngest and longest-serving solicitor general in state history, he won the Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General for five consecutive years. Cruz clerked for former Supreme Court chief justice William Rehnquist. He became so close to Rehnquist that he was a pallbearer at the chief justice’s funeral, and Rehnquist in turn had an indelible impact on Cruz: His legal career has been defined by his advocacy of federalism.

Cruz has written over 70 briefs, and presented eight oral arguments, to the Supreme Court. Aside from impressive oral presentations, Cruz is renowned in legal circles for his preparedness. In 2005, when Cruz defended Texas’s congressional-redistricting plan before the Court, Justice Stevens actually complimented him from the bench on the quality of his brief. (Such compliments are unusual.) After he won the case, the Democratic opposing counsel were so impressed they inquired about the possibility of Cruz’s joining their firm after his tenure as solicitor general. More recently, Cruz played a role in winning District of Columbia v. Heller, the landmark Second Amendment case.

Hemmingway goes on to say:

Cruz hasn’t even made it through his first primary election yet, so it’s perhaps premature to predict how far he will go in politics. But, in keeping with his own political vision, it’s probably safe to say that Cruz is a conservative with a lot of opportunities ahead of him.

I hope you gunnies in Texas are behind this guy . . .

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