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WOULD AFFECT THE DESTINY OF THE 
NATION LONG AFTER HE HIMSELF HAD 

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LEFT OFFICE. AMERICA THIS 

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WEEKEND ON C-SPAN 3. IN HIS WEEKLY 
ADDRESS, 

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PRESIDENT TRUMP TALKS ABOUT HIS 
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ANNOUNCEMENT. THAT IS ALSO THE 
SUBJECT OF THE 

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DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE FROM PATTY 
MURRAY. 

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PRESIDENT TRUMP: ONE OF THE MOST 
IMPORTANT DECISIONS A PRESIDENT 

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WILL EVER MAKE IS THE DECISION 
TO NOMINATE A JUSTICE TO THE 

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SUPREME COURT. LAST WEEK, JUSTICE 
ANTHONY 

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KENNEDY ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION 
TO TAKE SENIOR STATUS. 

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I WAS GREATLY HONORED WHEN JUSTICE 
KENNEDY CAME TO THE 

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WHITE HOUSE TO MEET WITH ME. AMERICA 
IS TRULY GRATEFUL FOR 

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JUSTICE KENNEDY'S LIFETIME OF DISTINGUISHED 
SERVICE. 

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HE HAS GIVEN ME A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY 
TO CHOOSE A 

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WORTHY SUCCESSOR. LAST YEAR, I 
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APPOINT JUSTICE KENNEDY'S FORMER 
LAW CLERK, NEIL GORSUCH, TO THE 

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SUPREME COURT. OVER THE LAST YEAR, 
JUSTICE 

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GORSUCH HAS EMBODIED THE MOST SACRED 
PRINCIPLES OF THE COURT, 

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MAKING IMPARTIAL DECISIONS BASED 
UPON THE CONSTITUTION. 

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JUSTICE KENNEDY'S REPLACEMENT, 
MY GREATEST 

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RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SELECT A JUSTICE 
WHO WILL FAITHFULLY 

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INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION AS WRITTEN. 

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JUDGES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO REWRITE 
THE LAW, REINVENT THE 

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CONSTITUTION OR SUBSTITUTE THEIR 
OWN OPINIONS FOR THE WILL OF THE 

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PEOPLE EXPRESSED THROUGH THEIR 
LAWS YOUR WE REJECT JUDICIAL 

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ACTIVISM AND POLICYMAKING FROM 
THE BENCH. 

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THE FAITHFUL APPLICATION OF THE 
CONSTITUTION IS THE BEDROCK OF 

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OUR FREEDOM, THE FOUNDATION OF 
OUR SOCIETY, AND THE LINCHPIN OF 

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OUR GOVERNMENT. THE AMERICAN SYSTEM 
TASK 

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CONGRESS WITHSKED WRITING THE LAWS, 
THE EXECUTIVE 

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WITH ENFORCING THE LAWS, AND THE 
THOSE LAWS ANDNG 

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THE CONSTITUTION WE HAVE SWORN 
TO PROTECT. 

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IN CHOOSING A NEW JUSTICE, I WILL 
SELECT SOMEONE WITH 

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IMPECCABLE CREDENTIALS, UNBIASED 
JUDGMENT, AND DEEP REVERENCE FOR 

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THE LAWS AND CONSTITUTION OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 

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I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT 
SOON SO THAT WE CAN 

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FURTHER STRENGTHEN AND PROTECT 
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 

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THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. 
MURRAY: IF YOU ARE 

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LISTENING, I DON'T HAVE TO TELL 
YOU HOW MUCH IS AT STAKE AS 

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PRESIDENT TRUMP NOMINATES HIS NEXT 
SIP IN COURT JUSTICE -- 

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NEXT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. YOU 
ARE ALREADY WONDERING WHAT 

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THIS COULD MEAN FOR VOTING RIGHTS, 
THE ENVIRONMENT,