Remarks by President Obama at the Nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2010 – 10:02 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello, hello!  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you very much.  Everybody, please have a seat.

Good morning, everybody.  Of the many responsibilities accorded to a President by our Constitution, few are more weighty or consequential than that of appointing a Supreme Court justice — particularly one to succeed a giant in the law like Justice John Paul Stevens.

For nearly 35 years, Justice Stevens has…