So given your clear understanding of the relationship between the political process and the courts, would you acknowledge that these decisions, Shelby County and Citizens United, have had an impact on our elections?

This hearing is about more than considering a nominee for the Supreme Court. It is about the future of our country.

The Roberts court, in another narrow 5-4 decision in Shelby County, substituted its conclusions for that of Congress and gutted core protections of the Voting Rights Act.

Taken together, these two decisions, Citizens United and Shelby County, have made it harder for millions of Americans to have their voices heard in our elections process.

Apples and oranges do not begin to describe the differences between what Donald Trump said and what we are seeking to do here.

It is about women having the choice of what to do with their bodies, our bodies.

Both the process and the outcome in the Shelby County case raise exactly the kind of concerns that make it so important for us on the Committee and in the Senate to understand your judicial philosophy.

The sheer volume of speech bought by corporate money drowns out the voices of everyday Americans on important issues.

They made it very plain their discriminatory intent.

For me, this hearing is about the people in this country who are getting screwed every single second, minute, and hour of the day.

Will the Court protect free and fair elections by stopping unfettered campaign spending or allow corporations and the ultra-rich to hijack our democracy with dark money?

Many of them cited that speech to justify their opposition to her nomination.

Will the Court protect access to our justice system or slam the courthouse door to all but the wealthiest among us?

Will the Court protect the rights of working people and our middle class or side with corporations who want to dismantle organized labor in America?

The Court's legitimacy itself is at risk when it strays too far into the political thicket, such as by deciding an election such as it did in Bush v. Gore.

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What does it mean to be credible but not precise?