‘To let a lame duck president on his way out of office appoint somebody [to the Supreme Court] for 30 years just strikes me as too much, and so we’re going to let the voters decide.’
WASHINGTON – In an interview on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” this morning, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed why the American people should have a voice in the selection of the next Supreme Court Justice. Excerpts from his interview are below, and video can be found here.
“We’re waiting to see what the President does. But, it doesn’t really make much difference who he nominates, because we’ve said we want the voters to have a voice in who makes that selection. This is going to affect the ideological balance on the Court for the next 30 years – that’s how long Justice Scalia served.”
“But to let a lame duck President on his way out of office appoint somebody for 30 years just strikes me as too much, and so we’re going to let the voters decide.”
“We’re actually playing by the Democratic playbook. … We’re saying what’s good enough for you is good enough for us. We’re going to wait and let the voters decide.”
Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, is a member of the Senate Judiciary and Finance Committees.