Cruz at a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs/Regulations and Administration Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 3.
Princeton University’s Whig-Cliosophic Society voted last Thursday, March 4, to rescind U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) James Madison Award (JMA) for distinguished public service, for his previous role in “overturning the presidential election. for his previous role in “overturning the presidential election.
On January 6, federal House and Senate members gathered at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to certify the 2020 presidential election. On the same day, millions of President Trump supporters also gathered in Washington, DC to rally and call for “Stop the Steal”.
Cruz was one of the few senators to call for a debate on the disputed election results that day. As Senator Cruz was about to show evidence in his speech, some people poured into the Capitol and the bicameral meeting was interrupted. Five people died during the riot.
The Pfeiffer Society accused Cruz of leading a campaign to “overturn the results of the November election.
The Pfeiffer Philosophical Society is the oldest political, literary and debating society in the United States. Cruz was awarded the JMA award by the association in 2016. This is the first Time the association has voted to withdraw the award, according to the Daily Princetonian.
In the 90-minute meeting, 37 members voted to withdraw the award, 32 voted against and five abstained. The final decision will be made by the Pfeiffer Philosophical Society’s board of directors.
Other prominent figures who have received the award include former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, former President Jimmy Carter and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, among others.
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