Issa: The Supreme Court Has Done the Constitution Proud

Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, issued the following statement on this week’s opinions handed by the Supreme Court of the United States:

“The Court performed a special and specific service this week by upholding its first principles and highest ideals: To interpret the Constitution as written and follow the law as written. 

"We saw a clear majority deliver an explicit and overdue decision defending the uniquely American concept of equality—that those applying to college should be judged by their merit and academic record, not their skin color. The Court also upheld our First Amendment, defending every American’s right to think and speak for themselves – one of our most cherished liberties. Finally, the Court bolstered the unambiguous authority of Congress to appropriate funding – while striking down President Biden’s purely unsupported student loan bailout.

"This day is especially meaningful to me. As the first Chairman of the California Civil Rights Initiative, the Golden State in 1996 led the nation by insisting that individual equality—not compulsory quotas by color—would be the legal bedrock of our state. It has not only stood the test of time but was also ratified by voters of California a quarter-century later.

"While the future is always unknown, there is reason to be optimistic that the High Court has found its way back to our Founder’s intent and Constitutional clarity.”