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King Statement On Nomination Of Solicitor General Elena Kagan To U.S. Supreme Court

Statement

Date: May 10, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Judicial Branch

Congressman Steve King (R-IA) today made the following statement on President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court.

"The Supreme Court is charged with interpreting the Constitution as it was written, but instead its recent activism has amended it as the justices would like to rewrite it. Nearly all of the social conflict in this country stems from the Court's extra-constitutional interference with the voice of the people. The very last people in America who should be amending the Constitution are the Supreme Court justices."

"President Obama's decision to nominate Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court demonstrates his willingness to sacrifice experience and judicial impartiality for political activism. Despite Ms. Kagan's lack of judicial experience and limited legal practice, it is clear that she will use her position to push her personal and political agenda."


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