Barack Obama said "the Republicans were willfully preventing the Supreme Court from functioning the way the founders intended." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 22, 2016

the Republicans were willfully preventing the Supreme Court from functioning the way the founders intended.

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Obama accuses Republicans of obstructing the Supreme Court's operations due to partisan politics.

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