Political Quotes

“Leader McConnell has argued that what the Republican majority is doing by ramming a Supreme Court Justice through the Senate mere days before a national Presidential election is completely normal, that it is perfectly consistent with precedent. This is not true. There is no precedent in the history of the Senate for confirming a Supreme Court Justice this close to an election. There has never been--never been--a Supreme Court Justice confirmed after July of an election year. President Lincoln, a great Republican President--one of our foremost national heroes--rejected the opportunity to nominate someone for the Supreme Court close to an election. I dare say every single Republican Senator already knows this because they all argued that exact position 4 years ago. Republicans all argued that the Senate shouldn't confirm Justices in Presidential election years because of the supposed principle that ``the American people deserve a voice.'' Senate Republicans made that argument 8 months before the election. Now they are rushing to confirm a Supreme Court Justice 8 days before the election, while Americans wait in line to cast their ballots. They are waiting in line. They are voting. Millions of Americans--tens of millions--have already voted. I have no doubt Republicans would confirm a Justice 8 minutes before election day if it meant they got their Justice. You could not design a set of circumstances more hypocritical than this.…”