Political Quotes

“That measure was a basic disclosure step proposed to address secrecy in government. Nothing is more fundamental than transparency in a democracy. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. The people of the United States deserve that information, and so, too, they deserve all of the information about Amy Coney Barrett. Even on the morning of her approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee, new documents were disclosed, new statements and speeches by her, adding to the ones that hadn't been disclosed properly previously. This process is a sham. It is rushed. It is not normal. As I said during our hearings, my great fear is not only the damage and the harm that this nominee can do, but the damage and harm to the Court itself. The President said the quiet part out loud. He wants this nominee rushed to the bench so she can decide the election, not the voters--so she can sit on the Supreme Court when the election goes to the courts. Well, my Republican colleagues have the majority. They may have the votes, but they don't have the American people, and they don't have history on their side. Might does not make right. They can do it because they have the votes. They are doing it because they can. Amy Coney Barrett could stonewall our questions because she could and establish a new standard--call it the ``Barrett rule''--of not answering. But the damage to the Court will be great. The Court has power because of its legitimacy.…”