WASHINGTONU.S. Sen. John Cornyn a member of Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following statement following President Obamas nomination of Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Now that President Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice Souter on the United States Supreme Court it is time for the Senate to perform its Constitutional duty of advice and consent. Because Judge Sotomayor would serve for life if she is confirmed it is essential that the Senate conducts this process thoroughly and the President has assured me that we will have ample time to give Ms. Sotomayors record a full and fair review.
Therefore it is imperative that my colleagues and members of the media do not pre-judge or pre-confirm Ms. Sotomayor. It is my hope that the process will allow her to prove herself to possess the impartiality integrity legal expertise and judicial temperament that we have come to expect from those that sit on our highest court. She must prove her commitment to impartially deciding cases based on the law rather than based on her own personal politics feelings and preferences
I am pleased my Senate colleagues joined me in denying the President the resources to shutter Guantanamo whose facilities have served our country effectively during the Global War on Terror."
Background
Sen. Cornyn sent a letter in January to President Obama urging him to not close Guantanamo Bay without careful consideration of the repercussions and without a safe alternative option for dealing with these dangerous individuals.
He also joined with his Texas colleagues in the House of Representatives in February in sending a letter to the President cautioning him not to transfer Guantanamo detainees to Texas as doing so could afford generous legal protections to these dangerous enemy combatants and simultaneously put Texans in great danger.
WASHINGTONU.S. Sen. John Cornyn a member of Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following statement following President Obamas nomination of Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Now that President Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice Souter on the United States Supreme Court it is time for the Senate to perform its Constitutional duty of advice and consent. Because Judge Sotomayor would serve for life if she is confirmed it is essential that the Senate conducts this process thoroughly and the President has assured me that we will have ample time to give Ms. Sotomayors record a full and fair review.
Therefore it is imperative that my colleagues and members of the media do not pre-judge or pre-confirm Ms. Sotomayor. It is my hope that the process will allow her to prove herself to possess the impartiality integrity legal expertise and judicial temperament that we have come to expect from those that sit on our highest court. She must prove her commitment to impartially deciding cases based on the law rather than based on her own personal politics feelings and preferences
I am pleased my Senate colleagues joined me in denying the President the resources to shutter Guantanamo whose facilities have served our country effectively during the Global War on Terror."
Background
Sen. Cornyn sent a letter in January to President Obama urging him to not close Guantanamo Bay without careful consideration of the repercussions and without a safe alternative option for dealing with these dangerous individuals.
He also joined with his Texas colleagues in the House of Representatives in February in sending a letter to the President cautioning him not to transfer Guantanamo detainees to Texas as doing so could afford generous legal protections to these dangerous enemy combatants and simultaneously put Texans in great danger.
