Posted on 07/07/2018 11:09:32 AM PDT by GonzoII
During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump said that in picking a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, “my greatest responsibility is to select a justice who will faithfully interpret the Constitution as written.” He added, “Judges are not supposed to re-write the law, re-invent the Constitution, or substitute their own opinions for the will of the people expressed through their laws.”
Transcript as Follows:
“One of the most important decisions a president will ever make is the decision to nominate a justice to the United States Supreme Court.
Last week, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his decision to take senior status. I was greatly honored when Justice Kennedy came to the White House to meet with me. America is truly grateful for Justice Kennedy’s lifetime of distinguished service. He has given me a great responsibility to choose a worthy successor.
Last year, I was proud to appoint Justice Kennedy’s former law clerk, Neil Gorsuch, to the Supreme Court. Over the last year, Justice Gorsuch has embodied the most sacred principles of the court, making impartial decisions based upon the Constitution.
In choosing Justice Kennedy’s replacement, my greatest responsibility is to select a justice who will faithfully interpret the Constitution as written. Judges are not supposed to re-write the law, re-invent the Constitution, or substitute their own opinions for the will of the people expressed through their laws. We reject judicial activism and policymaking from the bench. The faithful application of the Constitution is the bedrock of our freedom, the foundation of our society, and the linchpin of our government. The American system tasks Congress with writing the laws, the executive with enforcing the laws, and the judiciary with issuing neutral judgments based upon those laws and the Constitution we have sworn to protect...
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Excellent!
Go, Trump, MAGA!
and that’s EXACTLY what I wanted to hear President Trump say ... exactly ....
“Trump was a capitalist builder. He worked with politicians left and right to smooth the way to make his buildings/fortune. I doubt he was ever a liberal.”
He never was. I marveled at some of the TV interviews he did in NY about a future Presidential run when he was in his 30’s and 40’s and there was nothing liberal there at all ... it was pure vintage Trump even then ...
NOTE that he didn't say "my greatest POWER".
This is the difference between a conservative and a liberal. A liberal thinks it's all about POWER.
He will do what he believes is right.
Imagine that. A President who believes in the US Constitution. What a breath of fresh air after Obama.
Love this President!!
GO TRUMP GO!!!
The left will come even more unglued if that is even possible. In their opinion it’s an outdated document by tyrants. The battle for our republic continues. We need more winning.
Whereas in fact it's a timeless document to protect against tyrants.
POTUS Trump just unloaded on those “umbras and penumbras” , bigly !!
Agree. I’d really like to see how they fare in some other countries for a mere week, no vacation, just live like a citizen of their virtue signaling country of choice and return kissing the tarmac in good ole USA!
I thank all of you who did.
My wife and I donated hundreds of dollars to Ted Cruz; who was the first (as I recall) to announce. I told my wife that Ted would be our likely best last chance. We donated within two weeks or so of his announcement.
When Donald Trump announced, we were both encouraged and humored with his entry. His words were right on target and he was enough of an outsider to really complicate life for Hillary and RINOs. Within a couple of weeks, we sent in the same amount to Trump as we had with Cruz.
We received opportunities to meet Cruz and his wife and separate occasions, but turned them down. We had settled on Donald, and we weren’t going to help the well-intensioned Cruz, again.
Like many here, I’m very tired of seeing these MIB super judges treat the law & the Constitution as play-duh.
I may be a bit slow or dense here, but who are these folks?
President Trump has a full awareness of the crooked judges that become blackrobed tyrants once they get their lifetime appointment. No judge should have more than a 3 year appointment, with the exception of strict constitutionalists.
Obunga was the bottom of the cesspool. He should never have held any public office. Not just the worst president, but the worst leader ever. What could be worse than an African Muslim faggot.
This is the man I saw when I studied his platform and listened to what he had to say””
Talk is cheap, actions are very expensive. This is why people doubted him, me included—to be clear, all my family voted for him. If he gets the immigration flood stopped, he will save US citizens and the country. If not, all is lost.
carried Senator McCarthy’s casket to rest, one of his proudest moments as a marine. Semper fi, Dad,””
God bless both of them. Joe was a national treasure. The old media lies decimated him with malice; something always reserved for true freedom fighters. We are seeing this with President Trump.
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