The Committee for Justice joined the Conservative Action Project and a group of more than 100 conservative leaders in releasing a memo in support of the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court.
The full text of the letter can be found below or in PDF form here.
July 18, 2018 Washington, DC Signatures updated 7/19/18
We strongly endorse the nomination of the Honorable Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States and urge the Senate to confirm him with haste.
Conservatives believe the United States Constitution is the ultimate authority for the interpretation of American law. Conservatives therefore enthusiastically agreed with the commitment by candidate Trump, and now-President Trump, that appointees to the Supreme Court of the United States should be committed to applying the Constitution to cases that come before the Court.
By nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, President Trump chose a candidate whose attributes have been described as “very much in the mold of Justice Scalia,” who was committed to applying and interpreting the Constitution as written.
Throughout his career on the bench, Judge Kavanaugh’s opinions have reflected thoughtful, precise and clear language in support of the original intent of the Constitution, the separation of powers, federalism, religious freedom, political speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, and constitutional limitations on the expansion of the administrative state.
Judge Kavanaugh clearly set forth his judicial philosophy when he wrote, “The judge’s job is to interpret the law, not to make the law or make policy. So read the words of the statute as written. Read the text of the Constitution as written, mindful of history and tradition. Don’t make up new constitutional rights that are not in the text of the Constitution. Don’t shy away from enforcing constitutional rights that are in the text of the Constitution.”
Judge Kavanaugh’s credentials are impeccable and rival those of sitting justices – a degree from Yale Law School; clerkships with three federal judges; twelve years as a sitting Federal Court of Appeals Judge, and time spent in other significant roles of public service. He is certainly qualified.
The United States Senate should carry out its Constitutional role in a timely manner. President Trump’s nominee merits the timely advice and consent of the Senate so that the Supreme Court will have a full complement of nine sitting justices when the next term of the Court begins on October 1, 2018.
The Honorable Edwin Meese III Former Attorney General President Ronald Reagan
Alfred S. Regnery Chairman, Conservative Action Project Chairman, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund
Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund
Adam Brandon President FreedomWorks
Thomas Fitton President Judicial Watch, Inc.
The Honorable Bob McEwen U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Ohio
The Honorable David McIntosh President Club for Growth
The Honorable Colin A. Hanna President Let Freedom Ring, Inc.
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Former Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan
Diana Banister President and Partner Shirley & Banister Public Affairs
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman Constitutional Congress, Inc.
Cleta Mitchell, Esq. Partner Foley & Lardner LLP
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.) Executive Vice President Family Research Council
William L. Walton Chairman CNP Action, Inc.
Marjorie Dannenfelser President Susan B. Anthony List
The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop Former White House Advisor President Ronald Reagan
Lisa B. Nelson
The Honorable Jim DeMint United States Senate Former Member, South Carolina
Rebecca Hagelin Secretary Council for National Policy
Ron Robinson President Young America’s Foundation
James L. Martin Founder/Chairman 60 Plus Association
Kevin Brown COO The King’s College
Gary Marx Senior Advisor Judicial Crisis Network
Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus
C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.
Kristan Hawkins President Students for Life of America
Charles Copeland President Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Sandra Froman Treasurer Council for National Policy
Michelle Kullberg Art Director and Executive Assistant America Conservancy
Penny Young Nance CEO & President Concerned Women for America
William Mills President MPW Properties
The Honorable Mike Spence Founding President Conservative Republicans of California
The Honorable Gary L. Bauer President American Values
Catherine Glenn Foster President and CEO Americans United for Life
Kelly J. Shackelford President/CEO First Liberty Institiute
Larry T. Beasley President/CEO The Washington Times
Lew Uhler President National Tax Limitation Committee
Dr. Jerry A. Johnson President and CEO National Religious Broadcasters
Donna Rice Hughes CEO and President Enough Is Enough
Steve Berger Pastor Grace Chapel
Paavo Ensio Chairman Universal Minerals Group
Elaine Donnelly President Center for Military Readiness
Eli Lehrer President The R Street Institute
Rick Manning President Americans for Limited Government
Craig Shirley Reagan Biographer Presidential Historian
Mathew D. Staver, Esq. Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel
The Honorable Tim Goeglein Vice President for External and Government Relations Focus on the Family
Rod D. Martin Founder and CEO The Martin Organization, Inc.
Sherri R. Martin Executive Vice President The Martin Organization, Inc.
Haley E. Martin President The Martin Foundation
Shawn A. Mitchell Former National Chaplain National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA)
Jerry Melvin Former Dean Florida House of Representatives
Evelio Silvera Campaign for the American Future
Judson Phillips Founder Tea Party Nation
Jack Park Conservative Activist and Donor
Phil Kerpen President American Commitment
Quin Hillyer Veteran conservative columnist
Jay Mount President MDS Communications
Richard Wright CEO Andy Andrews Companies
Sal Russo Co-Founder and Chief Strategist Tea Party Express
Martha Boneta President VCS
Austin Ruse President C-Fam
Christopher Malagisi Editor in Chief Conservative Book Club
Jeffrey Mazzella President Center for Individual Freedom
Saulius “Saul” Anuzis President 60 Plus Association
William W. Pascoe, III Board Member Tea Party Patriots Action
Sean Noble President American Encore
Robert D. Thompson Former Administrator The Weyrich Lunch
Bob Adams President Revive America PAC
The Honorable Tim G. Echols Commissioner State of Georgia
Neil Siefring Vice President Hilltop Advocacy, LLC
Willes K. Lee President National Federation or Republican Assemblies
Allen Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston
Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith
Penna Dexter Co-host Point of View Radio Show
Charlie Gerow CEO Quantum Communications
Steven R. Valentine Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney General Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations
Susan Carleson President American Civil Rights Union
Ladeine Thompson Member Council for National Policy
Caroline C. Lewis Owner Percipio Communications
Ed Martin President Phyllis Schlafly Eagles
Kay R. Daly President Coalition For a Fair Judiciary
Thomas Pyle President American Energy Alliance
Jeremy Cerone CEO EliteSafe Inc.
Diane Stover President Ohio Values Voters
Emmett J. McGroarty Senior Fellow American Principles Project
Melvin Adams Past President Renewanation
Bob Carlstrom President The Carlstrom Group, LLC
Roxanne Phillips Member, Executive Committee Council for National Policy
Benjamin R. Case President Case Consulting Services, Inc.
Philip B. Haney President Venatus Group, Inc.
Dr. Richard K. Rounsavelle Trustee Media Research Center
Ralph A. Rebandt, II Lead Pastor/Senior Chaplain Oakland Hills Community Church/Michigan Police Chiefs
Joe R. Calvert President Rabon and Calvert Interests
Gregory Quinlan President The Center for Garden State Families
Dr. Christopher C. Hull, Ph.D. Executive Vice President Center for Security Policy
The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State Representative
J. Christian Adams President Public Interest Legal Foundation
Hugh Maclellan Retired UnumProvident
Dan Weber President Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC)
Gregory Mertz Director CitizenGO USA
Nicole Hall Program Manager Non-Profit
The Honorable Belden Bell Co-Chair Legacy Society The Heritage Foundation
Curt Levey President Committee for Justice
Ron Pearson Executive Director Conservative Victory Fund
Ralph Benko Senior Advisor, Economics American Principles Project
Mario H. Lopez President Hispanic Leadership Fund
Evangeline Bartz Corporate Counsel & VP of Operations Americans United for Life
The Honorable Terrence Scanlon Retired Chairman and President Capital Research Center
Terry Schilling Executive Director American Principles Project
Steven Ertelt Editor LifeNews.com
James C. Dobson Ph.D. Founder & President James Dobson Family Institute
Thomas Donelson Chairman Americas PAC
Brian S. Brown President National Organization for Marriage
Matthew Tyrmand Principal Matthew Tyrmand LLC
John Dodd President Jesse Helms Center
The Honorable Mica Mosbacher Trump 2020 National Advisory Committee Author
The Honorable Charles J. Cooper Former Assistant Attorney General, President Ronald Reagan Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
Alan M. Gottlieb Executive Vice President Second Amendment Foundation
Art Ally President Timothy Paartners, Ltd.
Donna Hearne CEO The Constitutional Coalition
The Honorable Tom DeLay Former Majority Leader Us House of Representatives
The Honorable Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. President The Heartland Institute
The Honorable Penny Pullen President Life Advocacy Resource Project
The Honorable Michael R. Long State Chairman NYS Conservative Party
David N. Bossie President Citizens United
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