Mike Davis for The Independent: McConnell holding line for our Constitution

During his service in the United States Senate, Mitch McConnell has time and again cemented his stature as the most accomplished and effective Senate Majority Leader in history. Central to that legacy is the work he has done with President Trump and Senate Judiciary Chairmen Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham to confirm Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, as well as hundreds of other qualified federal circuit court and district court judges.

These nominees shepherded through by Leader McConnell follow in the steps of the late, great Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — conservatives who understand that their modest, but critical, role under the Constitution is to protect us from government overreach and mob rule. Leader McConnell has ensured that America’s federal judiciary protects our constitutional rights and liberties — whether it’s our right to speak, worship, or protect our families.

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