Political Quotes

“I will be brief. First, I want to thank all of my colleagues who have already spoken and who will speak. We have over 15 of our colleagues talking about this issue because it is so vitally important to the American people. Now, let me tell you a little tale. About 40 or 50 years ago, after Barry Goldwater lost for the Presidency, some of the hard-rock conservatives realized that they had to create something that would help them realize their goals, and it gradually grew and grew and grew and by 1980 was very strong with the election of Ronald Reagan. At that point, these conservatives realized that their views would never be enacted by the elected branches of government--the article I branch and the article II branch--because their views were so far to the right of not only the average American but even the average Republican. They realized that the one way they could move America in their hard-right direction was the courts, the nonelected branch. They endeavored to place, through many different organizations--at the top of the list, the Federalist Society, but many others--these people, many of whom they had cultivated since they were in law school, on the bench. This vacancy caused by the unfortunate death of RBG would lock in this hard-right agenda for a generation--for a generation. All the things that people in America believe in could be undone by an unelected group, the Supreme Court of the United States.…”