John Cornyn Law Quotations

What worries me more than anything else is this mind-set that once people go to Mexico there's nothing law enforcement in this country can do.

I want judges on the Supreme Court who will respect the words and the meaning of the Constitution, the laws enacted by Congress and the laws enacted by state legislatures.

A Supreme Court nomination and appointment is not a roving commission to rewrite our laws.

America deserves a nominee who reveres the law, not one whose service on the bench is conditioned on political promises.

Sometimes, it might be called conservative; sometimes it might be called liberal. But the point is that the meaning of the Constitution and other laws should not change unless we the people change them.

Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the full 'Taxmageddon' scenario, President Obama's health care law also contains a new surtax on investment that will take effect in 2013.

Throughout his years on the nation's high court, Chief Justice Rehnquist stood as a beacon of judicial restraint and reverence for the Constitution and the institution of the Supreme Court. I believe Judge Roberts will follow the lead of his mentor, and guide our nation's highest court by those same principles and devotion to the rule of law for all,

The truth is that we have not devoted the funds, resources or manpower to enforce our immigration laws or protect our borders.