On January 31, TCA issued the following statements on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to the United States Supreme Court:
“The choice of Judge Gorsuch is an absolute home run; he couldn’t be a more fitting replacement for Justice Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court, given his reputation as a textualist constitutional scholar. Voters spoke with clarity in November on the importance of the Supreme Court, knowing in advance the precise list of names from which the nominee would be chosen, and Senators ought to grant him a timely up-or-down vote. We call on the Senate to act quickly to confirm this nominee, whom we are confident will uphold our most cherished rights.” Maureen Ferguson, Senior Policy Advisor with The Catholic Association
“In nominating Judge Gorsuch, Mr. Trump makes good on one of his most important campaign promises: to nominate a fitting replacement for the late, great Justice Scalia. Americans moved by tradition, love of country and faith in God prefer to be governed by the Constitution as originally written, and not by a Supreme Court that makes up laws based on preferred outcomes and guided by the judges’ prejudices. Judge Gorsuch is sure to follow Justice Scalia as a fair and impartial defender of the freedoms that are so clearly enumerated in our founding charter, but have been so grossly ignored for the last eight years. All that is left now is for the Senate to grant Judge Gorsuch the fair hearing he deserves, and an up and down vote on his nomination.” Grazie Christie, Senior Policy Advisor with The Catholic Association