In case you were wondering if @tedcruz has *any* principles, this case asks #SCOTUS to hold that whether a *state law* violates a *state constitution* somehow implicates the *federal* Constitution—and to disenfranchise 6.9 million Pennsylvanians if the answer is somehow “yes.” https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1336049002949857284

From a former state Solicitor General and a U.S. Senator who purports to be committed to fundamental principles of federalism, the hypocrisy is more than a little revealing — even if it’s not ultimately all that surprising.

Here’s my thread from yesterday on just how ridiculous this whole thing was even before the junior Senator from Texas so selflessly volunteered his services: https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1335651191951417345