Ted Cruz ‘Disappointed’ the Supreme Court Decided Not to Hear the Case Challenging the Election Results in PA

Yesterday, Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz announced that he agreed to present oral arguments before the Supreme Court if they would hear a lawsuit led by Republican Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly challenging a 2019 law that expanded mail-in voting in the state.

After the appeal was denied by the court, Cruz issued a statement where he said, “I’m disappointed the Court decided not to hear the case challenging the election results in PA.”

“This appeal filed raised important and serious legal issues and I believe the Court had a responsibility to ensure our elections follow the law and the Constitution,” Cruz added as part of the statement.

I’m disappointed the Court decided not to hear the case challenging the election results in PA. This appeal filed raised important & serious legal issues, & I believe the Court had a responsibility to ensure our elections follow the law & the Constitution. My full statement: pic.twitter.com/X3ZnomaUkd

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 9, 2020

Speaking last night to Sean Hannity on Fox News, Cruz believed that “It raises pure issues of law, and I believe the Supreme Court should choose to take the case. I think they should hear the appeal.”

States had until today’s deadline, known as the “safe harbor” deadline, to resolve election disputes and determine their electors and then the Electoral College then meets to cast votes for president and vice president December 14. 

According to Fox News, Cruz said that “at a time when this country is so divided, when people are so angry, I think we need a sense of resolution, and we need the Supreme Court to step in and ensure that we’re following the Constitution and following the law.”

“Right now, it is not healthy for democracy, what we’re seeing, and in Pennsylvania, the problem was made worse because the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is a partisan Democratic court that issued multiple decisions just on their face contrary to the law. That’s not how elections are supposed to work,” Cruz continued.

“When you look at a country where 39% of Americans right now believe this last election was rigged, that’s a real problem for confidence in the integrity of our electoral system,” the Cruz added.

Cruz echoed those words in his statement tonight.