Chuck Schumer: “But when he goes through such a contortion to advocate against States rights on Bush v. Gore, you say this is not a man…”

“But when he goes through such a contortion to advocate against States rights on Bush v. Gore, you say this is not a man interpreting law; this is a man who is outcome determinative. He comes to the result he wants and then takes the law in that direction. I do not have an easel here, so I thank my staff aide for helping me hold up this very heavy sign. It is heavy in its words. Here is what Grant Woods, a former Republican attorney general of Arizona, said: I would have great question of whether Mr. Pryor has an ability to be nonpartisan. I would say he was probably the most doctrinaire and most partisan of any attorney general I dealt with in 8 years. So I think people would be wise to question whether or not he's the right person to be nonpartisan on the bench. That did not come from some wild-eyed, crazy, liberal Democrat. It came from the attorney general--a Republican--of a conservative State, Arizona. He makes the case as good as anybody. Let me say, in conclusion, Bill Pryor is a proud and distinguished ideological warrior. I respect him for it. But ideological warriors, whether from the left or from the right, are bad news for the bench. They want to make law, not interpret it. That is not what the Founding Fathers wanted and that is not what the American people want from their judges. I oppose the nomination.”