Political Quotes

“today, Monday, October 26, 2020, will go down as one of the darkest days in the 231-year history of the U.S. Senate. Let the record show that tonight the Republican Senate majority decided to thwart the will of the people and confirm a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court in the middle of a Presidential election, after more than 60 million Americans have voted. Let the record show that tonight the Republican majority will break 231 years of precedent and become the first majority to confirm a Supreme Court Justice this close to election day. Let the record show that tonight the Republican majority will make a mockery of its own stated principle that the American people deserve a voice in the selection of Supreme Court Justices, completing the partisan theft of two seats on the Supreme Court using completely contradictory rationales. And let the record show that the American people--their lives and rights and freedoms--will suffer the consequences of this nomination for a generation. This entire debate can be summed up in three lies propagated by the Republican majority and one great terrible truth. The first lie is that the Republican majority is being consistent in following its own standard--what rubbish. After refusing a Democratic nominee to the Supreme Court because an election was 8 months away, they will confirm a Republican nominee before an election that is 8 days away. What is Leader McConnell's excuse?…”