Yesterday was Republican Commissioner Lee Goodman's last day on the Federal Election Commission.  RNLA Vice President for Election Education David Warrington described some of his accomplishments, fighting to protect First Amendment rights and the rule of law, on the FEC in The Hill:

Senate Democrats continue to wish that the blue slip courtesy was a rule of the Senate. However, it is not a formal rule--never was a rule--just a courtesy to advise the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The liberal Center for American Progress has issued studies and claimed to be against voter suppression.  Yet, they have remained silent about the real voter suppression occurring in Philadelphia and now, even worse, they are actively advocating suppression of the military vote. 

Despite the media's constant attempts to undermine the Trump presidency, it is undeniable that judicial nominations continue to be a resounding success for those who value the rule of law and respect for the text of the law.  Prof. Jonathan Adler wrote for The Volokh Conspiracy:

Today marks two years since Justice Antonin Scalia unexpectedly passed from this Earth.  His impact on the legal world was immense, as he was instrumental in returning to a focus on a law's text. 

Last week, NBC News ran a "news" story that was picked up by other outlets about how the Russians had penetrated U.S. voter systems.  The only problem?  This "news" was released last summer, when National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications Jeanette Manfra testified before Congress about attempts to access state voter registration systems.  Today, Ms. Manfra issued an official statement rebuking NBC News' misleading reporting:

Writing in the Washington Examiner, Prof. Brad Smith astutely pointed out the disconnect between House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's response to employees receiving $1,000 bonuses as a result of the tax cut bill passed in December and the current campaign finance disclosure thresholds:

Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand wrote last month about the ways that college campuses are suppressing free speech and what the Trump-Sessions Department of Justice is doing to protect students' First Amendment rights:

Republican Federal Election Commission Commissioner Lee Goodmanannounced today that he will resign from the FEC on February 16 to join the political law practice at Wiley Rein.  In his four years of service at the FEC, Commissioner Goodman has been a stalwart defender of the First Amendment, due process, and the rule of law, often speaking out strongly against the efforts of his Democratic colleagues to regulate political speech on the Internet and change the rules governing political activity after the fact and without following proper regulatory procedures.

Today would have been President Ronald Reagan's 107th birthday.  To honor his legacy and the immense impact he had on our nation's courts through his judicial nominees, here are some of his views on the judiciary, the rule of law, and the Constitution.