“We believe that the American people need to decide who is going to make this appointment rather than a lame-duck president.”
-- Senator John Cornyn, February 2016
“It's entirely up to the Senate whether to confirm that nomination, and I think we should not.”
-- Senator John Cornyn, February 2016
“There should not be a hearing in the Judiciary Committee for anyone that the President nominates.”
-- Senator John Cornyn, February 2016
“It's not about the personality, it's about the principle ... that it's up to the American people in this next election, no matter who they choose, to make the nomination for this important seat on the Supreme Court.”
-- Senator John Cornyn, February 2016
“My view is that this is not about the potential nominee; it's about who chooses. And I believe strongly this should be a referendum on who chooses in November.”
-- Senator John Cornyn, February 2016
“At this critical juncture in our nation's history, Texans and the American people deserve to have a say in the selection of the next lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.”
-- Senator John Cornyn, March 2016
Now, John Cornyn has gone back on all of it to fall in line with Mitch McConnell and brought Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee to a vote just a WEEK before Election Day.
Don’t let him get away with it >>