The outcome of a fight over a Louisiana law regulating abortion providers could signal whether a fortified conservative majority on the Supreme Court is willing to cut back on abortion rights.
But the Senator also emphasizes that he will not rubber stamp the Trump nominee and takes the Senate's advise and consent responsibility very seriously.
Congressman Mike Johnson: "It really is a seismic moment for the country. We have an opportunity here...to put a true Constitutional conservative in that slot."
The Congressman says, "The under arching principle here, and the thing that we are all applauding, is that the state, in this case, over stepped its bounds."
The left-leaning Ginsburg and strict constructionist Scalia were, in her words, "best buddies" who shared a love for literature, opera and, most of all, the law.
Justice Antonin Scalia found dead in Texas. The U.S. Marshals Service in Washington confirmed Scalia's death at a private residence in the Big Bend area.