.@senatemajldr gets standing ovation
.@senatemajldr says @FedSoc is invaluable partner to rebuild the judiciary, brick by brick. Being senate majority leader is like being groundskeeper of cemetery. Everyone above you. No one listens. 
.@senatemajldr: The most consequential decision I made was my decision not to let President Obama fill Justice Scalia's seat.
.@senatemajldr Senate has confirmed 46 lifetime judges to courts of appeals. We just confirmed #46 tonight. Judge Steven Menashi.
.@senatemajldr We have flipped the 2nd Circuit, the 3rd Circuit, and we will flip the 11th circuit. My motto: leave no vacancy behind
.@senatemajldr Our judges are not part of conspiracy. They are committed to the rule of law.
Standing ovation for @RichardAEpstein with praise for Steve Menashi
.@RichardAEpstein We must take a long view on the Constition. We should not go back to 1787. We need to go back to Roman law.
.@RichardAEpstein I was the first person who gave a @fedsoc talk in 1983. The reason FedSoc thrives is we have intellectual continuity. @senatemajldr could do nothing without us.
.@FedSoc President Gene Meyer. "Over the last year the Society has prospered in every way."
Don McGahn will introduce Justice Kavanaugh.
McGahn: Justice Kennedy left big shoes to fill. In filling that seat, President had his most consequential decision to make.
McGahn: The President nominated two Justices who stater that the original public meaning of the Constitution is the lens to decide cases.
McGahn: Thanks to the leadership of @senatemajldr, the judiciary has been defined for a generation
Kavanaugh stood for his principles and paid the price. The toughest Kavanaugh are named Ahsley, Margaret, and Liza.
Kavanaugh gets a 1 minute standing ovation.
Protestors whistling and making noise outside the room.
Kavanaugh. In between the Caps Championship and the Nats Championship I got new job. Through the good days and the bad I never felt alone. I am grateful for my friends.
Kavanaugh thanks Don McGahn. Do you believe in miracles? Yes. He thanks @senatemajldr for his kindness. He thanks the teams in executive branch and Senate. He thanks Gene Meyer and Leonard Leo. I regularly paid my @FedSoc dues. (Ahem Roberts)
Kavanaugh: The @FedSoc point of view is to be open to all points of view. I have always been a proud member of FedSoc.
Kavanaugh: I thank Sam and Martha Ann Alito.
I thank my longtime friend Neal Gorsuch. He organized welcome dinner and arranged for Jefferson and Washington to race in great hall. CJ Roberts was at finish line. Not quite Marbury v Madison but CJ ruled against Jefferson
Starting in a few weeks you can get pizza at #scotus cafeteria.
Kavanaugh: Kennedy wrote to Kavanaugh "I like your first opinion better than Neal's"
Kavanaugh: Honors Justice Scalia. Changing the Constitution is for the amendment process, not for judges. Quotes Morrison v Olson. sep of powers protects individual freedom
Thanks to Scalia we are all originalists now, we are all textualists now.
Kavanaugh: The Justices are Patriots. They love our Court. they love our country.
At lunches we don't talk about cases. My friend Elena Kagan has told me there has been an increase in sports talk and a decrease in Shakespeare.
We talked about Trea Turner incident. We talked about text of the rule and the Cody Bellinger precedent. I convinced Breyer that location of base and batter box should be 2 of 6 factors to consider. Being a judge is like being an umpire.
He could not be here tonight. All of us should thank Clarence Thomas.
Law clerk ranks include many more women than in 1994. All of my clerks were women. Ruth Ginsburg has routinely touted that fact. Clerks took a photo with RBG. She is an inspiration
Kavanaugh keeps a signed baseball from George Brett. He recounts his senate testimony. Brett was watching the hearing and sent me a signed baseball: "Brett you're the best. Signed George Brett, left field."
Many of my friends risked their jobs and livelihoods to support me. They paid a huge price. And it pains me. they stood up to defend me. I am on a lifetime mission to thank my friends over and over again.
God bless the parents of anyone who went through a confirmation process.
We should all thank Ashley Kavanaugh. She is a rock. Standing ovation.
I am coaching the 8th Grade basketball team again. The refs want to take selfies with me but won't give me any calls.
He recalls Liza praying for CBF.
Her prayer is a blessing for all of us. God bless Liza Kavanaugh.
(He gets choked up.)
Matt Damon would have made it through this
Her prayer is a blessing for all of us. God bless Liza Kavanaugh.
(He gets choked up.)
Matt Damon would have made it through this
Final thought: I am an optimist. Painting on my wall depicts sunrise side of the mountain. I am optimistic about future of america independent judiciary. I will always stay on sunrise side of mountain. I will always be not afraid. Wrap. Standing ovation
Three of my videos received, collectively, 60,000 views. And my mentions are absolutely awful.
.@threadreaderapp please unroll
Here are all of my tweets on #FedSoc2019 gala dinner unrolled: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1195144…
