WOULD AFFECT THE DESTINY OF THE NATION LONG AFTER HE HIMSELF HAD
LEFT OFFICE. AMERICA THIS
WEEKEND ON C-SPAN 3. IN HIS WEEKLY ADDRESS,
PRESIDENT TRUMP TALKS ABOUT HIS UPCOMING SUPREME COURT
ANNOUNCEMENT. THAT IS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF THE
DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE FROM PATTY MURRAY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS A PRESIDENT
WILL EVER MAKE IS THE DECISION TO NOMINATE A JUSTICE TO THE
SUPREME COURT. LAST WEEK, JUSTICE ANTHONY
KENNEDY ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION TO TAKE SENIOR STATUS.
I WAS GREATLY HONORED WHEN JUSTICE KENNEDY CAME TO THE
WHITE HOUSE TO MEET WITH ME. AMERICA IS TRULY GRATEFUL FOR
JUSTICE KENNEDY'S LIFETIME OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.
HE HAS GIVEN ME A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO CHOOSE A
WORTHY SUCCESSOR. LAST YEAR, I WAS PROUD TO
APPOINT JUSTICE KENNEDY'S FORMER LAW CLERK, NEIL GORSUCH, TO THE
SUPREME COURT. OVER THE LAST YEAR, JUSTICE
GORSUCH HAS EMBODIED THE MOST SACRED PRINCIPLES OF THE COURT,
MAKING IMPARTIAL DECISIONS BASED UPON THE CONSTITUTION.
JUSTICE KENNEDY'S REPLACEMENT, MY GREATEST
RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SELECT A JUSTICE WHO WILL FAITHFULLY
INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION AS WRITTEN.
JUDGES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO REWRITE THE LAW, REINVENT THE
CONSTITUTION OR SUBSTITUTE THEIR OWN OPINIONS FOR THE WILL OF THE
PEOPLE EXPRESSED THROUGH THEIR LAWS YOUR WE REJECT JUDICIAL
ACTIVISM AND POLICYMAKING FROM THE BENCH.
THE FAITHFUL APPLICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION IS THE BEDROCK OF
OUR FREEDOM, THE FOUNDATION OF OUR SOCIETY, AND THE LINCHPIN OF
OUR GOVERNMENT. THE AMERICAN SYSTEM TASK
CONGRESS WITHSKED WRITING THE LAWS, THE EXECUTIVE
WITH ENFORCING THE LAWS, AND THE THOSE LAWS ANDNG
THE CONSTITUTION WE HAVE SWORN TO PROTECT.
IN CHOOSING A NEW JUSTICE, I WILL SELECT SOMEONE WITH
IMPECCABLE CREDENTIALS, UNBIASED JUDGMENT, AND DEEP REVERENCE FOR
THE LAWS AND CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT SOON SO THAT WE CAN
FURTHER STRENGTHEN AND PROTECT LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. MURRAY: IF YOU ARE
LISTENING, I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH IS AT STAKE AS
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOMINATES HIS NEXT SIP IN COURT JUSTICE --
NEXT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. YOU ARE ALREADY WONDERING WHAT
THIS COULD MEAN FOR VOTING RIGHTS, THE ENVIRONMENT,