The following statement regarding the Florida Supreme Court’s rebuke of Governor Scott’s attempt to pack the Court with three Justices to fill vacancies on his way out the door: “As the son of this state’s first African American Chief Justice, I am uniquely familiar with the Florida Supreme Court. The Florida Supreme Court reached the correct conclusion today. The next Governor of Florida should appoint the Justices that will fill the three vacancies, not Governor Rick Scott. His attempt to usurp the Constitution is disappointing but not surprising. Hopefully, Republicans in Tallahassee will embrace the Constitution regardless of how convenient or inconvenient it may be.”