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John Cornyn

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John Cornyn is a United States Senator from Texas, serving since January 3, 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he has held various leadership positions within the Senate, including serving as the Senate Minority Whip. Cornyn has focused on issues such as judicial appointments, immigration reform, and national security throughout his tenure. He is known for his strong support of conservative policies and has frequently aligned with the positions of former President Donald Trump.

Jun 30, 2010

If, as you say, this policy of Harvard Law School in barring the military recruiters from the Office of Career Services had no impact on military recruiting at Harvard Law School, it strikes me that the sole result and impact was to…

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Jun 30, 2010

When the Supreme Court creates new rights, the Justices, in effect, take away the power of the people to govern themselves through their elected representatives.

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Jun 30, 2010

if the Supreme Court of the United States is not going to constrain the power grabs of the Federal Government and constrain Congress in terms of its reach down to people's everyday lives, that there remain only two constitutional options…

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Jun 30, 2010

The only way Congress is going to be restrained is by one of two ways. Either the Court is going to say 'you've gone too far,' which occasionally they've done, or the people will amend the Constitution.

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Jun 30, 2010

Millions of Americans believe that the Federal Government is simply out of control today because they were taught, as perhaps all of us were taught, that the Federal Government is one of enumerated powers and that all powers not delegated…

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Jun 30, 2010

if judges, particularly Federal judges, who serve a lifetime tenure, believe it's within their power to interpret the Constitution based on their subjective notion of what represents evolving norms and traditions then constitutional law…

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Jun 30, 2010

I happen to agree with him, and you, that that would be a great educational opportunity for the American people.

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Jun 30, 2010

But do you agree with me that Supreme Court cases in recent decades have largely eliminated the important role of the Supreme Court in checking the size and scope of the Federal Government?

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Jun 30, 2010

I think that Heller is settled law, and Heller has decided that the Second Amendment confers such an individual right to keep and bear arms.

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Jun 30, 2010

I was pleased to hear you say that, once decided by the Supreme Court, even by a 5-4 margin, that cases like Heller, McDonald, and Citizens United are the law of the land and entitled to deference by succeeding Courts, even if you may…

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Jun 30, 2010

Assuming that a majority party, let's say Democrats who enjoy a very large majority in both Houses of the legislature, decide to suppress the speech of political supporters of the minority because they have the votes in order to do so...

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