Senate Democrats don’t have the votes needed to block the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, but they’re attempting to “Bork” the man regardless.
Do they have much dirt on him? Nope. Ted Cruz called out Senate Dems for their hypocrisy.
There was a former law student of his (“coincidentally” a Democrat activist) who tried to portray him as a sexist, but other former students quickly clarified the context of his statements to show that they were anything but.
Other criticisms he faced is that during his legal career, he didn’t stand up for the “little guy.” Whatever that means.
What his critics seem to believe is that, because Gorsuch defended private corporations during his career in cases when they were obeying the law, he somehow doesn’t have the interests of the average American in mind. Of course, he’s presided over 2,700+ cases throughout his career, representing both corporations and individual citizens (a.k.a. the “little guy”). And when pressed on those cases, he had countless examples to share.
Activist judges are a phenomenon of the Left, and Gorsuch has no interest in politicizing his position. As hearings began this morning, Gorsuch gave an amazing opening statement worth sharing. In it, he shared his views on unelected judges, told his personal life story, and pledged to be a public servant who follows the Constitution and laws of the land.
“Judging is sometimes a lonely and hard job,” Gorsuch mused, in a wide-ranging speech that ranged from the dramatic, to the humorous, to reflections — at times showing deep passion, and on two occasions even getting emotional.
Reflecting on the late Justice Antonin Scalia, a friend and mentor whose seat on the High Court Gorsuch would fill, the Centennial State native said he learned the lesson “that words matter, that the judge’s job is to follow the words that are in the law, not replace them with those that aren’t.”
Reflecting on the system of government established by the Constitution, the 49-year-old Gorsuch extolled “the rule of law and the importance of an independent judiciary. How hard our forbearers worked to win these things. How easy they are to lose. How each generation must either take its turn carrying the baton, or watch it fall.”
“Sometimes the answers we reach are not necessarily the ones we prefer,” Gorsuch commented about the work of being a federal judge. “Sometimes the answers follow us home at night, and keep us up.” That is because a federal judge must always rule based on “what the law requires,” he added.
However, “for all its imperfections, I believe the rule of law in this nation truly is a wonder, and that it’s no wonder that it’s the envy of the world.”
H/T: Breitbart
If Democrats are worried that Gorsuch is going to play politics while on the Supreme Court, they’re worried that he’ll be taking a strategy out of their playbook.
The American Bar Association gave Gorsuch their highest possible rating, describing him as “well qualified” to serve on the Supreme Court – and not a single Democrat opposed Gorsuch when he was a Bush appointee (including then Sen. Barack Obama). So all of the Democratic opposition against him right now is ridiculous and political.
Gorsuch will be confirmed and the Democrats will lose another fight.
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