[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E906]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SUPREME COURT REPLACEMENT

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 30, 2020

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, last week, South 
Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson who, when first elected in 2010, 
was America's youngest Attorney General, explained to Newsmax with John 
Gizzi, ``The Case for Moving the Supreme Court Confirmation.''

       ``Since the passing of United States Supreme Court 
     Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democrats and members 
     of the mainstream media have accused President Donald Trump 
     and Senate Republicans of hypocrisy and unfairness.
       ``First, let's look at the constitutional perspective. In 
     the case of nominating and confirming a United States Supreme 
     Court justice, the rules are simple. Article II, Section 2 of 
     the United States Constitution says that the president `. . . 
     shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, shall appoint . . . judges of the Supreme Court.'
       ``A president has not just the right but a duty to appoint 
     a person to the Supreme Court so long as that appointment is 
     accompanied with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``Second, as to the historical perspective, these actions 
     are neither shocking nor unprecedented. As Dan McLaughlin of 
     the National Review, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and others have 
     pointed out, there have been 44 presidents, and 22 of them 
     have had 29 vacancies to fill in their last year in office.
       ``Regardless of how you feel politically about filling this 
     vacancy, history and the Constitution support Trump and the 
     Republican Senate. The Senate needs to move forward and fill 
     this seat now.''

  In conclusion, God Bless our Troops, and we will never forget 
September 11th in the Global War on Terrorism.

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