LE ALEC Letter In pf Amv Cpnev Barrett Dear Senatdrs. We the undersigned legislatc-rs- in partnership with ALEC Actipn. the affiliate cf the American Legislative Exchange Cpuncil thEC]. urge the swift cc-nfirmaticn pf Amv Ccnev Barrett tc the Supreme Cpurt cf the United States. is the largest vcrluntarv membership arganizatipn pf state legislatdrs limited gpvernment. free marl-:ets and federalism- As state legislative members dedicated these principles- we believe Judge Barrett is tremendpuslv gu alified serve an the Supreme Cpurt and has a lteen understanding cf the cpuntrv's federalist principles. Judge Barrett has a prc-ven traclr. recprd cf priginalism and judicial precedent- She has alsc premised tc in the factsteps cf crne cf her Justice Antpnin Scalia. applving the law as written and refraining acting as a palicvmalter. She will analvze the test. structure and c-riginal meaning cf the rtantlv then- while she has a clear. publish.r stated judicial she has alscr shc-wn the judicial temperament tc an c-f a case but tp respect and listen all sides- Judge Barrett has dutstanding academic credentials. having graduated magna cum laude from Cullege and first in her class thre Dame Law where she served as executive editpr cf the Hptre Dame Law Review. After law schc-pl. Judge Barrett crbtained ven.r prestigicrus pne ELIE. Circuit Judge Laurence Silberman ancl anpther fer the late farmer Supreme Spun Justice Antdnin Scalia. After starting her career in private practice. Judge Barrett began her teaching career. including 15 vears at Hatre Dame Law where three graduating classes vc-ted her *Distinguished Prefesscr cf the Year." In additicn. when ccnfirmed serve as a judge en the Seventh IEircuit Ecurt c-f Appeals in Nevember 201?. Judge Barrett received bipartisan Judge Barrett's legal panicularlv c-riginalism and judicial precedent. has eamed her natipnal acclaim. In a SUBS article. she argued that reliance cn previdus Supreme Court decisipns shculd be "flexible in fact. net iu st in thecrrv." and shc-uld not serve td inhibit parties the chance td lullv present their case- Bv pledging td interpret the law as written- Judge Barrett's will prutect essential principles such as individual libertv. federalism. limited gdvernment. and free marl-rats. Judge Barrett understands the rule pf a judge is different than that a pclicvmaher. Elected representatives cf the pepple shculd determine pplicj.r splutip ns states and the federal gevernment. As a jurist td the test cf the Ec-nstituticrn and statutes. Judge Barrett understands the bpundaries placed upcn the federal gdvernment and the authdrities pf state gcvernments- Judge Barrett is imminentlv cjualified tp serve an the Supreme Her academic cjualilicaticrns are impeccable. Her dedicaticrn her faith and familv are unduestipnable. As state legislatc-rs- we believe that such leaders deserve the suppc-rt cf the United States Senate. As such- we urge Senatdrs tc previde Judge Barrett fair hearings and tc ccnfirm her tn the Supreme IEdurt as seen as passible.