John Cornyn
John Cornyn
John Cornyn IIIis the senior United States Senator from Texas, serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party and the current Senate Majority Whip for the 114th Congress. Cornyn previously served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2007 to 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 February 1952
CountryUnited States of America
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is to make sure that my colleagues do not misrepresent Judge Roberts' views to the American people.
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John Roberts will be confirmed. The question is will Democrats jeopardize their credibility and vote against him, or bolster their credibility by voting for this highly qualified nominee -- and hold fire for the next one.
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Justice Ginsburg declined to answer senators' questions 55 times,
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It is clear to me that Judge Roberts' history has prepared him well for the honor of serving this country by leading our nation's highest court, and I strongly support his nomination.
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While we must address the 12 million illegal aliens already here, we have to do so without granting amnesty.
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to extraordinary and unprecedented measures to obstruct the business of the American people. Because the Democrats have no ideas or agenda of their own, they've made an awkward attempt at changing the subject.
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What worries me more than anything else is this mind-set that once people go to Mexico there's nothing law enforcement in this country can do.
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I don't think he was looking for a fight either.
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I expect them to stand on that principle again, no matter who asked for them,
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I don't know what 'operational control' of the border means, but I do understand the English language. And as I understand that phrase, that's not true. We do not have operational control.
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But the fact is more than 40 Supreme Court justices were nominated and confirmed to that position without prior judicial experience. But I do think she has the professional experience that will prepare her for this position
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builds up and builds up to the point where some people engage in violence, certainly without any justification.
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base his rulings on what the Constitution says.
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I wouldn't want to speculate as to what's happened or not going to happen with regard to the grand jury, ... I simply don't know. In fact, I would suggest that none of us know, since it's supposed to be a confidential proceeding, by law.