Paul Ryan Offers Non-Partisan Statement In Wake Of Scalia Death

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., goes before the House Rules Committee for final work on his budget to fund the government in fiscal year 2015, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2014. A... House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., goes before the House Rules Committee for final work on his budget to fund the government in fiscal year 2015, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2014. At rear is Austin Smythe, the Budget Committee staff director. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), released a sober statement celebrating the life and conservative accomplishments of Justice Antonin Scalia, who has died.

As Republicans in the Senate preemptively jump to warn President Barack Obama against nominating Scalia’s replacement during his final year in office, Ryan’s statement remained non-partisan. The House plays no direct role in the constitutional process of selecting Scalia’s successor.

Read the full statement below:

“Justice Scalia did more to advance originalism and judicial restraint than anyone in our time, and it all started with just two words: ‘I dissent.’ The passing of this brilliant jurist is a great loss, but his writings—with their plain language and constitutional moorings—will guide generations to come. A devout Catholic, he was fond of quoting St. Paul, who commanded us to ‘think soberly.’ That Justice Scalia did, always, and our republic is better for it.

“I learned so much from this man. I knew him. I respected him. I looked up to him. We all did. Tonight, Janna and I offer our sympathy and prayers to Justice Scalia’s family.”

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  1. “Justice Scalia did more to advance originalism and judicial restraint

    Oh yea, non-partisan. That’'s what I’d call it.

  2. Avatar for tflick tflick says:

    You know Ryan probably doesn’t understand half of what that statement says. Go on, Paul, explain to us what originalism means.

  3. A devout Catholic, he was fond of quoting St. Paul, who commanded us to ‘think soberly.That Justice Scalia did, always, and our republic is better for it. (House Speaker Paul Ryan)

    Bull shit! That, he did not – the man was drunk with power.

  4. Paul Ryan’s nonpartisan statement proves, conclusively, that he’s unqualified to be Speaker of the House. There’s no room in the current Republican Party for people who refuse to take sides. Impeach!

  5. Avatar for marby marby says:

    He really is a light-weight weasel, isn’t he?

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