Arlen Specter: “I think that when there are significant, really major, really fundamental changes to a system as profoundly important as…”

“I think that when there are significant, really major, really fundamental changes to a system as profoundly important as the legal system in the United States, that it is a matter that requires very, very careful deliberation, and it is appropriate for the cloture route to be followed and for 60 votes to be required to pass legislation of this importance, of this far-reaching nature. Mr. President, I have stated on the floor of the Senate on a number of occasions that I believe that reforms are warranted on product liability, but I think they have to be very, very carefully crafted.”