President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court is great for America and the State of Alabama. As Alabamians, our State Motto “We Dare Defend Our Rights” is fitting to also describe Judge Kavanaugh’s service, since 2006, as a Federal Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
As a jurist, Judge Kavanaugh has continuously rejected attempts by the federal government to overreach its authority and impose burdensome regulations into the lives of Americans.
To quote Judge Kavanaugh, “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.”
Uniquely qualified as an outstanding undergraduate, law student, distinguished law clerk, and public servant, Judge Kavanaugh has served our nation in various capacities, most notably as Senior Associate White House Counsel and, later, as Staff Secretary to President George W. Bush.
As an everyday American, Judge Kavanaugh has always cared for and about his neighbors and family. Serving as a youth basketball coach, church volunteer, elementary school tutor, and devoted husband and father, Judge Kavanaugh takes the time to remember that Americans from all walks of life and their families are important in holding our communities together.
Supporting Judge Kavanaugh as our next Associate Supreme Court Justice will not only provide Liberty a strong defender of our beloved Constitution, but it will also support all Alabamians in our pursuit to lead, build, and make lives free from government interference, as all of us, together, “Dare Defend Our Rights!”
Sincerely,
John H. Merrill
Secretary of State
State of Alabama
Post Office Box 2117
Tuscaloosa,
Alabama 35403