Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s second superb nominee to the Supreme Court, concluded his Senate confirmation hearings last Friday. Despite witnessing Judge Kavanaugh’s experience, objectivity and credentials to serve on the highest court in the land, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has refused to acknowledge his impeccable credentials.
It is disappointing that Florida’s Democratic Senator, Bill Nelson, has not made any good faith efforts to give a brilliant jurist the fair consideration he deserves from the U.S. Senate.
Judge Kavanaugh is undeniably qualified for the Supreme Court bench. His professionalism has been commended by legal scholars, colleagues, and observers from both sides of the aisle. He has spent more than two decades in service to the American people, including in White House roles under former President George W. Bush.
Judge Kavanaugh currently sits on the D.C. Circuit, where he is widely respected for upholding the rule of law. He understands his role as a jurist is to follow the letter of the law rather than legislate from the bench. When he is confirmed as America’s next Supreme Court justice, he will continue to fight for the constitutional rights of all Americans.
Nelson is fighting for reelection in a state that President Trump won in 2016 — a state where his own party is not sure what Nelson has accomplished in nearly two decades in office. In the midst of another tough reelection battle, he continues to dodge questions about Kavanaugh’s nomination.
At first, Nelson said he would oppose the nominee before he even knew who it was. He later said he would hold off on making a decision on Kavanaugh until actually meeting him. Yet he has even so called Judge Kavanaugh a “right-wing extremist” in fundraising emails.
Nelson and Senate Democrats have embarked on a senseless campaign to discredit Kavanaugh, despite finding nothing with which to discredit him.
Nelson has thus far been complicit in the Democrat Party’s strategy of obstruction. Hopefully this will stop, and he will support President Trump’s highly qualified Supreme Court nominee. Americans will be watching, and they will make their voices heard when they go to the polls in November.
Pam Bondi is the 37th and current Attorney General of Florida.
