Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, or at least the intern running his Twitter account, traded snark with a Washington Post political reporter on Wednesday. The heated topic? Whether or not the U.S. Constitution allowed for the use of the #FF hashtag — which stands for “Follow Friday” — on days other than Friday.

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It all started when Cruz’s Twitter account welcomed the Texas Republican senator’s wife, Heidi Cruz, to the social medial platform. Included in the short shout-out was the offending hashtag.

Dave Weigel, who covers national politics for the Washington Post, took issue with the tweet’s use of #FF on a Wednesday and made a public note of it. “Where in the constitution does it say you can do a #FF on Wednesday?” Weigel asked the senator, who frequently uses the constitution in political arguments.

Usually, snarky tweets like these are ignored by politicians’ official accounts, especially during a major election cycle. (Unless your Donald Trump, of course.) Yet Cruz and his team just couldn’t resist Weigel’s

jab, which is why they screenshot the 10th Amendment’s text in a response to the reporter.

Touché, Sen. cruz. Touché.

Then again, we’re talking about Twitter and social media decorum here — not the U.S. Constitution. And while the latter grants certain powers to corporations and individuals alike, it doesn’t allow one to simply change the days of the week and think the act perfectly legal.

It’s #FF, not #FW, Sen. Cruz. You’d be an idiot to argue otherwise, constitutionality notwithstanding.

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Tags: Dave Weigel, Ted Cruz, The Washington Post, Twitter