GOP Senator Declares ‘Activist Judges’ Should Not Be Put On the Supreme Court

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) stressed the importance of sending “constitutionalists” to the ⚖️Supreme Court.

During an appearance on Fox News, Blackburn weighed in on ⚖️Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement and President Joe Biden’s upcoming nomination.

“What we know is that this is going to be one of those fights that we will have as to how the Senate goes about providing advice and consent, which is our responsibility, our constitutional duty. And I agree with you. It would be nice if we would see this approached as a respectful process, respectful to the institution of the Senate, and respectful to the Constitution of the United States,” Blackburn said.

She added, “And make certain that we do the vetting that is necessary, that we spend the time reviewing rulings, and writings, and opinions and listening to speeches.”

Blackburn went on to explain, “Our duty is to make certain we have constitutionalists that go to the bench, people that are going to be fair, that are going to uphold that Constitution and rule of law, and to be certain that we do not put people on the ⚖️Supreme Court or the federal bench who are going to be activist judges and are going to make rulings the way they would like to see things be, rather than making rulings based on the rule of law.”