Honorable Mike Johanns
United States Senator, Nebraska, Republican
Senator Johanns was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2008. He served as governor of Nebraska from 1999 to 2005 and secretary of agriculture from 2005 to 2007. The following is excerpted from Senator Johanns’s August 5, 2010, remarks during debate on confirmation of Judge Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. A senator has an enormous duty when it comes to evaluating a Supreme Court nominee. The duty demands that senators examine whether the person nominated to the highest Court in the land will uphold and defend the principles contained in the Constitution, refrain from judicial activism,…
