Neil Gorsuch is a very hostile appointment and a very bad decision, well outside the mainstream of American legal thought.
Lindsey Graham
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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.
No matter who had won our primary, no one could have chosen better than Neil Gorsuch to represent conservatism on the Supreme Court.
I have decided not to do that because I think it would put the country through something that is not going to bear fruit.
It would be news to the families who have lost a loved one in this fight. So I think we are at war.
I do not believe that waterboarding was ever an appropriate technique to gain information, and I am sure you agree with that.
He never bought the idea that waterboarding was consistent with the Geneva Convention.
So, traditionally, is it the Commander-in-Chief's job to determine who the enemy force is?
I cannot imagine a situation anywhere in America where some politician would try to change the law in this regard.
If this man does not get 60 votes, then I do not believe we can ever find a Republican in the country.
The American people chose Donald Trump, and here is what I can say about the man in front of us.
Any lawyer, I think, who understands this area of the law would suggest the President is stronger when he has congressional support.
You told Senator Leahy, if there was a law passed that a Muslim could not serve in the military, you believe, based on current law, that would be an illegal act.
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down my proposal, and we fixed it later with a huge bipartisan vote.
Now when there is a Republican nominee, you have got to tell these Senators that you will not get in the way of their agenda.
I am going to make the argument that there is a compelling state interest at that stage of the pregnancy to protect the child against death that is going to be excruciatingly painful.
I think Donald Trump will have done a good service for the people of the United States.
The amendment I am offering simply codifies what is current policy and reaffirms what was assumed to be existing law for years.





