Political Quotes

“the Republicans, in an effort to try to cloud the issue regarding selection of the Supreme Court replacement, usually don't provide a full quote. For example, they keep talking about Senator Biden, but they should give the whole statement of Senator Biden, where he ended it by saying that ``compromise is the responsible course, both for the White House and for the Senate. . . . [and] if the President consults and cooperates with the Senate . . . [on] his selections . . . then his nominees may enjoy my support, as did Justices Kennedy and Souter.'' Yesterday the Washington Post published an editorial by Barbara Perry, a professor at the University of Virginia and an expert on the Supreme Court. It is among the finest law schools in all the world. That is the University of Virginia. In her opinion piece, Dr. Perry pushed back against Republican claims that Presidents have not historically nominated Supreme Court Justices during an election year. According to her, ``14 Presidents have appointed 21 justices during presidential election years.'' That is 14 out of 44 Presidents have appointed Supreme Court Justices in Presidential election years. That is about one-third of all U.S. Presidents who have appointed nominees during an election year. Amy Howe, an expert on the Supreme Court and editor at SCOTUSblog-- Supreme Court of the United States blog--agrees that past Presidents and Senates have considered election-year nominees.…”