(10) Kavanaugh: "My judicial philosophy is straightforward. A judge must be independent, & must interpret the law, not make the law. A judge must interpret statutes as written, & a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent."
(11) POTUS paid tribute to Mrs Scalia, and Edwin Meese at the event. If you don't know what Meese has done for the USA, look him up. An outstanding man.
(13) Onlookers described the atmosphere in the East Room as "electric."
(14) The moment when the audience gave a standing ovation, including the elderly Ed Meese, seated to the right of Mrs Scalise. Historic.
(15) Pic & POTUS quote, Dan Scavino: “The Rule of Law is our Nation’s proud heritage. It is the cornerstone of our Freedom. It is what guarantees equal justice - and the Senate now has the chance to protect this glorious heritage by sending Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the #SCOTUS.”
(16), Oops, I got the spelling wrong for two amazing wives of Italian American legal and political overachievers, Mrs Scalia and Mrs Scalise. Testament to how many outstanding people are on the conservative side!
(20) POTUS kept saying things that made the whole family laugh. I bet he has some great #DadJokes.
(21) What a fabulous family photo with the President. Love it!
(22) Love, hope and joy. In spades.
(23) Americans voted for #RuleOfLawJudges at every level. Thank you President Trump.
(24) I'm pleased that Ed Meese was able to see another great step toward restoring #originalism in America, which has been his life's work. Good things take time!
(25) The moment Judge Kavanaugh walked into the room.
(26) TFW you see the new Judge, who worked on the Whitewater and Clinton Impeachment investigations, and has a stellar record of going after public corruption in general. #StealthElf works in secret... all will be well. #MAGA
(27) #StealthGnome was also there, and no doubt very pleased with the new SCOTUS nomination. Rosenstein, Giuliani, Sessions, Trump... all members of the vast right wing conspiracy to restore originalism through #RuleOfLawJudges.
(28) Brett, Ashley, Margaret and Liza Kavanaugh look on as the President signs the nomination papers.
(29) Transcript of the speeches by the President and Judge Kavanaugh:
(30) Endorsements or support for #ConfirmKavanaugh from Senators, Congressmen & women, Pres. Bush, Governors, Lt Governors, State Attorneys General, interest groups, and even media representatives.
(32) Retweeted by social media star @senorrinhatch. (And don't @ me about Sen McCain, I agree with you. @MeghanMcCain is her own person, and is gaining quite a following. It's a GOOD thing that all these conservatives are starting to show some unity.)
(2) Brett M. Kavanaugh will soon be the 102nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the USA. He has earned this highest honor throughout his life, inspired by his trailblazing mother, Judge Martha Kavanaugh.
His title for these few hours is Associate Justice Designate.
(3) This statement from the Supreme Court explains the two ceremonies:
(2) This WaPo reporter is incorrect about the vote being "scheduled for" Saturday. The earliest time a vote COULD be held is Saturday pm. There's no reason not to hold it on Sun/Mon IF we need Daines. I think we won't. Read my 5 tweets about him here:
(1) A directory of my Kavanaugh threads since July 9, 2018.
I never planned more than a couple of threads about him this year but, I shoulda known the Dems would try to destroy whoever was the nominee this time.
(2) Like Democrats, I'd already decided how I felt about him before his nomination was announced. I live-tweeted the announcement, which was a great event in itself.
(3) I followed Kavanaugh's progress over the summer and on September 22nd, I finally wrote a thread about the preparations for the all-important hearing on September 27th. It covers the hearing before the next thread started the day after.
(2) Mitch laughing to himself about how absurd it is that he has to push his way through the crowd of reporters on 9/25/18.
(3) Sen Grassley is 85 years old. (Democrats have senators around that age, too.)
Today he had to hold onto a Capitol Police officer to reduce the risk of a reporter knocking him over. This has to stop. Senators must return to being able to walk around freely at work.
(2) First Lady Melania Trump is a natural in this important role.
She's one of those women whose face lights up whenever she is around children. God Bless our great First Lady.
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(3) FLOTUS left Joint Base Andrews in her trademark high heels and arrived in Ghana wearing practical flats. She still looks sensational, whatever she happens to wear!
(2) Cloture in the Senate is a procedural step that you can learn more about at the link below. The senate.gov website is the best resource for learning about Senate procedure and a lot more. Same for house.gov.
(3) Watching live Senate floor proceedings is boring as hell, as they pass bills for naming Post Offices, & so on. But every now & then, they confirm a SCOTUS judge. And this time, they will affirm our great #BillOfRights#DueProcess & the hard-won #RuleOfLaw. Seriously. 🇺🇸🦅