Democrats Are Recycling Their Old Talking Points In A Fruitless Effort To Stop President Trump's Rightful Nomination Of Judge Amy Coney Barrett
DEMOCRAT SENATORS HAVE DUSTED OFF THE OLD TALKING POINTS FROM KAVANAUGH AND GORSUCH AND HAVE ATTACKED AMY CONEY BARRET'S NOMINATION AS ILLEGITIMATE
- On September 26, 2020, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as the next Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
- Following her nomination, Senators Schumer , Markey , Gillibrand , Warren , Blumenthal , Menendez and Merkley attacked Barrett's nomination as "illegitimate."
- The Democrat Senators' attacks on Barrett resemble similar attacks launched by Gillibrand , Warren , Booker , Markey , Sanders , and a host of Democrat Senators on the nominations of Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
DESPITE DEMOCRATS HISTRIONICS, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WELL WITHIN HIS RIGHTS TO NOMINATE A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AND HIS SELECTION OF BARRETT IS IN NO WAY "ILLEGITIMATE"
- The Constitution gives President Trump the ability to nominate a Supreme Court Justice , while the Senate has the power to appoint and approve the nominee.
- There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents a Supreme Court vacancy from being filled, " regardless of how close to an election it opens up ."
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg herself argued that a President has the power to appoint judicial nominees as long as he is elected President.
- The Washington Post : "There's nothing in the Constitution that prevents a Supreme Court vacancy from being filled, regardless of how close to an election it opens up."
- National Review : "History is on the side of Republicans filling a Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020."
- "Choosing not to fill a vacancy would be a historically unprecedented act of unilateral disarmament," as " it has never happened once in all of American History ."
- " There is no chance that the Democrats, in the same position, would ever reciprocate, as their own history illustrates ."
- Boston Herald Staff Editorial : "Trump must fill Supreme Court seat before election."
- The Wall Street Journal : President Trump's decision to appoint a Supreme Court Justice during an election year is not "uncommon."
- A September 2020 poll revealed that prior to Ginsburg's death, 67% of Americans believe the Senate should hold confirmation hearings on a Supreme Court nominee if there are any vacancies during the election year.
- For over a century, the Senate hasn't confirmed a Supreme Court nominee chosen in an election year by a President of the opposite party .
- The exception to delay a vote was made in 1992, by then-Senator Biden stating that a " divided Government " reflected an absence of a " nationwide consensus ."
- Biden's rule was applied again in 2016 as the Presidency and the Senate once again was a divided government .
- As of today, the Biden rule does not apply as the same party controls the White House and the Senate.
- Judicial selection was a primary focus in both the 2016 and 2018 elections , illustrating that voters have decided who they want to Republicans to choose their judiciary.
LIKEWISE, DEMOCRAT SENATORS ARE BACK TO THEIR OLD HISTRIONICS FROM KAVANAUGH AND GORSUCH CALLING BARRETT A DIRECT THREAT TO CITIZENS AND DEMOCRACY
- Upon the selection of Amy Coney Barrett, Senators Harris, Markey , Gillibrand , Hirono , Warren and Coons attacked the nominee as a threat to U.S. citizens and Democracy.
- These attacks on Barrett resemble similar baseless claims made by Senators Harris , Markey , Hirono , Booker , Blumenthal , Durbin , Sanders and Schumer on Judges Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
DESPITE DEMOCRAT FLAILING, JUDGE BARRETT, LIKE HER PREDECESSORS GORSUCH AND KAVANAUGH, IS EMINENTLY QUALIFIED, WELL WORTHY OF SERVING ON THE SUPREME COURT, AND WILL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
- Judge Barrett's nomination was met with resounding praise, receiving support from legal experts across the ideological spectrum:
- Six of Judge Barrett's former law students wrote an Op-Ed in USA Today where they said, "while we vary about how to best interpret statutes and the Constitution, we agree on this: The nation could not ask for a more qualified candidate."
- ABC News on Judge Barrett: "She's very well regarded, well liked, I don't think anyone's going to be able to raise issues about her qualifications."
- Ken Starr on Judge Barrett: "The President has chosen a superb nominee."
- George Stephanopoulos on Judge Barrett: "By all accounts she's a brilliant lawyer."
- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: "Judge Barrett's record and intellect suggest she can join Mr. Trump's other appointees in reviving core constitutional principles in American law and life."
- Former dean of the Boston College Law School and president of the Catholic University of America, John Garvey : "I would be astonished if anyone were to oppose her nomination on the basis of character or intellect."
- President Trump previous appointees have won plaudits during their time on the Supreme Court:
- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has praised the appointment of the two new judges, stating that they " are very smart individuals ."
- From appointment to confirmation , Judge Neil Gorsuch has been praised across party lines.
- Princeton University Law Professor Robert P. George: Gorsuch is " an intellectual superstar ."
- Obama Administration Acting Solicitor General and Professor at Georgetown University Neal K. Katyal: " I have no doubt that if confirmed, Judge Gorsuch would help to restore confidence in the rule of law ."
- The Washington Post : "Gorsuch has displayed a supreme confidence that his originalist approach to the law is the most disciplined and principled way to go about his job as a justice."
- Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh received applause from numerous editorial boards after he was nominated to his position.
- The National Review editorial board: Kavanaugh is a "whip-smart legal conservative" who " has shown an exemplary dedication to the rule of law ."
- Chicago Tribune editorial board: President Trump has picked " an experienced jurist of strong character and principles ."
- Boston Herald Editorial Board: " Kavanaugh is a solid pick for the Supreme Court, he is a true conservative and considered a brilliant thinker by his contemporaries ."
- GianCarlo Canaparo, a Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation: the " last two terms, Justice Neil Gorsuch has proved himself a fitting replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia ," As he shares his commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to it's text and original meaning.
- Early in his first term, Gorsuch was been praised for his " confident, committed textualist " writing style.
- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has praised Judge Kavanaugh for making history " by bringing on board an all-female-law clerk crew ."
- Due to Kavanaugh's selection, in 2019 there were more women than men serving as Supreme Court law clerks for the first time ever.
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