Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I think there is a clear moral and economic imperative in acting to prevent the abuses and wrongdoing that clearly are in inherent, almost inescapable, in this form of gambling if we fail to take effe..."

"My view is the Court was legislating in the most inappropriate and worst way."

"Why would that vote by those home State Senators not be something entitled to discussion or weight by the Court?"

"The Court did not strike down the preclearance procedure. It simply struck down the formula."