WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump today announced Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to the nation's highest court.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement:
"For a second time,
President Trump has followed through on his promise to select a nominee
from the list he presented during the campaign. President Trump promised
a constitutionalist -- someone who will call balls and strikes
according to the Constitution. We trust the president that Judge
Kavanaugh will fit this mold as a justice. Judge Kavanaugh has a long
and praiseworthy history of judging as an originalist, and we look
forward to having a justice with his philosophical approach on the
Court.
"From the day Justice
Kennedy retired, the Left has sought to make this vacancy all about
abortion -- even though many other significant issues are at stake
including religious freedom and free speech. Under the Obama
administration, we saw a growing assault on religious freedom and the
courts became a battleground for secularists seeking to remove faith
from the public square. Judge Kavanaugh resisted this trend in at least
two instances --- an HHS contraceptive mandate case and in an opinion
supporting inauguration prayers.
"We are committed to
working with President Trump and senators to help move the grassroots to
gain the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh," concluded Perkins.
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