From the libertarian magazine REASON:
Ted Cruz: Loose Cannon or Libertarian Reformer? - Reason.com
Hate him or love him, this man deserves RESPECT for his WILLPOWER:
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Perhaps the most legally significant-certainly the one that provides the most personal insight into Cruz's single-minded pursuit of ideology over political alliances or even friendships-was Medellin v. Texas.
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Arguing the case as a matter of separation of powers-Congress had never passed any laws implementing the consular-access treaty-he won a 6-3 victory in the Supreme Court. He beat the United Nations, he beat the Justice Department, he beat the president of the United States, he beat a fellow Texas Republican in whose presidential campaign he had worked.
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