[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 119 (Monday, July 16, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       KAVANAUGH THE RIGHT CHOICE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, The Post and Courier of 
Charleston, South Carolina, has provided a thoughtful editorial 
supporting the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
  The editorial reinforces that ``Brett Kavanaugh is a highly qualified 
`originalist' who will help return the Supreme Court to its proper 
function in American society. The Senate should quickly confirm him.''
  ``Judge Kavanaugh . . . fits President Donald Trump's promise to 
appoint judges known to adhere to the original language of the 
Constitution and its amendments, and to closely follow the law as laid 
down by Congress.''
  ``As a Federal judge, Mr. Kavanaugh appears to have taken the . . . 
view that Congress is the preeminent policymaking body of the Federal 
government except where the Constitution gives policymaking powers to 
the executive; that Congress, the executive branch and the judiciary 
are all bound by the Constitution . . . and that judges and the 
President are further bound by the permissible decisions of Congress.''
  ``It would be a welcome change to see the court allow the political 
branches of government to decide most political questions rather than 
the court.''
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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