U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) yesterday (Oct. 26, 2020) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a person with extraordinary intelligence and comprehensive command of the law, and she is extraordinarily qualified to serve on the nation’s highest court,” said Thune. “Since the day she was nominated, Judge Barrett has proven that she understands the proper role of a judge in our system of government, which is to rule based on the law and the Constitution, not preferred outcomes or policy preferences. Judge Barrett said it herself – ‘I apply the law, I follow the law, [members of Congress] make the policy.’ That is the kind of justice that Judge Barrett will be, and that’s the kind of justice both Democrats and Republicans should want. I look forward to seeing her serve on the Supreme Court.”
South Dakota Senator John Thune met with US Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett Sept. 29, 2020.
Photo credit Sen. John Thune’s office.
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) yesterday (Oct. 26, 2020) issued the following statement on the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court:
“Today is a great day for the rule of law and our Founders’ vision when carefully crafting the Constitution,” said Rounds. “Amy Coney Barrett is one of the most qualified nominees to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. She will be a fair and impartial judge who will apply the law as written, and not legislate from the bench.
“The Senate’s constitutional role of ‘advice and consent’ when considering Supreme Court nominees is one of our most important duties – which I take very seriously. On behalf of all South Dakotans, it was an honor to cast my vote in support of Justice Barrett tonight.”
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds met with US Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett Oct. 21, 2020.
Photo credit Sen. Mike Rounds’ office.
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