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Bipartisan Acclaim For Judge Kavanaugh Is ‘Deep, Broad And Enthusiastic’
Those Who Know Judge Kavanaugh, Have Worked With Him, Learned From Him, Or Studied His Jurisprudence Praise Him Legal Scholars And Experts Recognize Judge Kavanaugh As 'Immensely Qualified For The Supreme Court' And Say He 'Commands Wide And Deep Respect Among Scholars, Lawyers And Jurists' Law School Deans: 'There Can Be No Serious Doubt That Judge Kavanaugh Is Eminently Qualified By His Ability, Training, Education, Character, Judicial Demeanor, And Record On The Bench' KATE STITH, For… Continue Reading
08.23.18
‘Brilliant’
Two Of President Obama's Solicitors General Call Judge Kavanaugh 'A Brilliant Jurist,' An 'Incredibly Brilliant, Careful Person,' Who Is 'Legendary For His Preparation' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "This what it sounds like when legal experts who happen to be on the political left make a fair, unbiased assessment of this impressive, mainstream nominee [Judge Brett Kavanaugh]." (Sen. McConnell, Remarks, 8/23/2018) Former Obama Administration Solicitors General: 'He Carr… Continue Reading
08.23.18
NO, NO, NO
'[A]bout A Third Of The Entire Democratic Caucus Stood Up In The First Week After Judge Kavanaugh Was Announced To Declare They Had Seen Enough And Were Dead-Set Against Confirming Him' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "This week, Judge Brett Kavanaugh has continued meeting with members of this body. So far, I believe the only Senators who've met with this nominee and then had negative things to say about him were Democrats who'd already announced beforehand they would oppose h… Continue Reading
08.15.18
Dems Used To Say A Judge’s Record Was ‘The Best Way To Evaluate A Nominee’
SEN. LEAHY (D-VT) On Then-Judge Sonia Sotomayor: 'We Do Not Have To Imagine What Kind Of A Judge She Will Be Because We See What Kind Of A Judge She Has Been' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Already, the [Judiciary C]ommittee has received nearly 200,000 pages of material that relate to this nomination. By all accounts, this is already the most material ever submitted for any Supreme Court nomination…. But of course, the best indicator of how Brett Kavanaugh will approa… Continue Reading
08.15.18
Even Liberal Legal Experts Admit Judge Kavanaugh Is ‘A Superstar’
Judge Kavanaugh Is So Obviously Qualified, Even Liberals Say: He 'Is A Brilliant Jurist,' 'Legendary For His Preparation,' 'Stands Out For Hiring Female Law Clerks,' 'The Senate Should Confirm Him' Former Obama Administration Solicitors General: 'He Carries Out All Phases Of His Responsibilities As A Judge … In An Exemplary Way,' 'Very Hard For Anyone Who's Worked With Him, Appeared Before Him, To Frankly Say A Bad Word About Him' NEAL KATYAL, Former Obama Administration Solicitor … Continue Reading
07.31.18
‘Paper And Delay And Obstruction’
Democrats' 'Great Paper Chase' Is Only 'To Stall For Time' And 'Postpone' Judge Kavanaugh's Confirmation SEN. JOHN CORNYN (R-TX): "Now we are engaged in what I would call The Great Paper Chase…. It's unclear to me why this incessant demand for additional paper is being made because, clearly, they've already made up their mind to oppose the nomination. So it leaves me with, I think, the inescapable conclusion that this is really all about foot-dragging and delay. They know they can't a… Continue Reading
07.25.18
‘Complicit In The Evil’?
Dem Senators' Radical, Unhinged Rhetoric On Highly Qualified Supreme Court Nominee Judge Kavanaugh SEN. JOHN CORNYN (R-TX): "[M]y advice to some of our friends across the aisle who are engaged in this kind of superheated rhetoric, my advice is: get a grip." (Sen. Cornyn, Floor Remarks, 7/25/2018) Senate Dems: 'Destruction Of The Constitution Of The United States,' 'A Nominee Who Wants To Pave The Path To Tyranny' SEN. CORY BOOKER (D-NJ), Judiciary Committee Member: "I'm here to call on f… Continue Reading
07.24.18
Democrats Embrace ‘Dark Money’
Democrats Decry 'Big Special Interests' Dark Money' While Plotting 'Behind Closed Doors' With A Special Interest Group Whose 'Funding Is Arguably Even More Opaque' SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-RI): "Now you see the confirmation process underway, and you see big special interests' dark money already out, campaigning … Somebody spent nearly $18 million in political ads … We don't know who that person was because of the dark money protections that are such a scourge in our democracy… Continue Reading
07.13.18
‘Beaten Back’ By Fact Checkers
Democrats' 'Hysterical,' 'Exaggerated' Supreme Court Attacks SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[T]he hysterical attacks haven't gotten any less desperate, or any more sensible. No sooner are these silly attacks launched than they're beaten back by the facts." (Sen. McConnell, Remarks, 7/11/2018) 'Disingenuous,' 'Extreme Distortion,' 'Exaggerated,' 'No Evidence To Justify These Theories' ONE: WASHINGTON POST'S FACT CHECKER: "[T]here's no evidence to justify these theorie… Continue Reading
07.12.18
Democrats’ ‘Extreme Distortion’
Legal Experts And Fact Checkers Call Out Democrats For 'Extreme' And 'Disingenuous' Distortions Of Judge Kavanaugh's Writings SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[T]he hysterical attacks haven't gotten any less desperate, or any more sensible. No sooner are these silly attacks launched than they're beaten back by the facts. One of the flavors of the week was this outlandish claim that -- in law review articles he wrote 10 and 20 years ago -- Judge Kavanaugh supposedly said that s… Continue Reading
07.11.18
Judge Brett Kavanaugh: ‘A Fair-Minded Jurist Who Believes In The Rule Of Law’
Legal Scholars & Experts Laud Judge Kavanaugh As 'A Terrific Judge' With 'An Impeccable Résumé' Who Is 'Enormously Skilled' Yale Law Professors: 'Several Of Judge Kavanaugh's Most Important Ideas And Arguments … Have Found Their Way Into Supreme Court Opinions,' 'I Love Teaching His Opinions Because They Are Smart, Thoughtful, And Clear' KATE STITH, Former Acting Dean of Yale Law School: "[Judge Kavanaugh] is a terrific judge…. In my federal criminal law c… Continue Reading
07.09.18
New Nominee, Same Old Scare Tactics
On The Supreme Court, 'Decade After Decade. Nominee After Nominee. The Far Left's Script Hardly Changes At All.' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[O]ur Democratic colleagues still haven't tired of crying wolf whenever a Republican president nominates anyone to the Supreme Court. We've seen the same movie time after time - after time…. So these far-left groups have been at these same scare tactics for more than forty years…. Decade after decade. Nominee after nomi… Continue Reading
07.09.18
‘Believe It Or Not, The Sky Did Not Fall’
The Left Called Justice Kennedy A 'Disaster For Women' When He Was First Nominated SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "'Sexist.' 'A disaster for women.' 'Totally unacceptable.' These are just a few of the ad hominem attacks that far-left special interest groups hurled at a federal circuit court judge whom a Republican President nominated to the Supreme Court. The name of that federal judge? Anthony Kennedy. After President Reagan nominated then-Judge Kennedy to the Court in 1987… Continue Reading
07.05.18
Radical Left Takes The Reins
Radical Groups Demand Absolute Resistance Against Yet-To-Be-Named SCOTUS Nominee, Senate Democrats Comply With 'Unwavering Opposition' Left-Wing Ideologues 'Mounting A Major Offensive Against President Trump's Supreme Court Pick, Hoping To Pressure Every Democratic Senator To Vote Against' "Liberal groups are mounting a major offensive against President Trump's Supreme Court pick, hoping to pressure every Democratic senator to vote against whomever the White House nominates to succeed Ju… Continue Reading
06.29.18
‘It Doesn’t Matter Who’
On Yet-To-Be Named Supreme Court Nominee, Dems 'Model [Their] Resistance' On Their Shameful 1987 Assault On Robert Bork SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "It's pretty obvious they're ready to fight no matter who the nominee is." (Fox News, 6/28/2018) Dem Senators: 'It Doesn't Matter Who He Is Putting Forward,' 'We Cannot And Will Not Accept Them' "Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Cory Booker (N.J.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Kamala D. Harris (Calif.) took turns at the… Continue Reading
04.10.18
‘Worth Celebrating’
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's First Year on the Court "Neil Gorsuch became the Supreme Court's newest member a year ago this Tuesday. President Donald Trump's pick for the high court, its 113th justice, has now heard more than 60 cases on issues including gerrymandering, fees paid to unions and the privacy of certain cellphone records." (The Associated Press, 4/08/2018) SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[W]e've confirmed top-notch legal minds to the federal bench, inclu… Continue Reading
01.31.18
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras Will ‘Make An Excellent Circuit Court Judge’
Justice David Stras Has A 'Reputation For Thoughtfulness, Fairness, And Intellectual Excellence' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "David Stras of Minnesota… currently serves as Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Three of his former colleagues on that Court, now retired, praised him in an open letter last year for his sterling academic record, his considerable experience, and his ability to hear cases - quote - 'with objectivity and an open mind.' Their testimony only confirms … Continue Reading
01.30.18
Improving The Lives Of The American People
The Major Accomplishments Of The 115th Congress SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "When President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, he will have outstanding news to share. After a decade of sluggish growth and stagnant paychecks, our country is back on the right track. Optimism is sweeping across the country, and the economy is finally gaining momentum. The Trump administration has worked with the Republican Congress to improve the lives of the American people. … Republicans have… Continue Reading
12.21.17
On Judges: ‘A Year Of Extraordinary Accomplishment’
'Gorsuch's Confirmation … A Marquee Accomplishment For President Trump' "The U.S. Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court… Gorsuch's confirmation is a marquee accomplishment for President Trump and his young administration…" ("Senate Confirms Neil Gorsuch To Supreme Court," Washington Post, 4/7/2017) The Senate Has Confirmed An Historic 12 Circuit Court Judges This Year - The Most In A President's 1st Year In Office Since The Creation Of Cir… Continue Reading
04.06.17
A Thirty Years War On Judicial Appointments
A Brief History Of The 'Scorched-Earth Ideological Wars' Over Judicial Nominations In 1987 Liberals 'Legitimized Scorched-Earth Ideological Wars Over Nominations At The Supreme Court' By Smearing Robert Bork With 'Intellectual Vulgarization And Personal Savagery' "Robert Bork's Supreme Court Nomination 'Changed Everything' …liberals and civil rights activists to launch an all-out campaign to defeat the nomination, beginning with a speech by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., on the Senate … Continue Reading
