It is a troubling statement. I think, clearly, it allows her to justify voting--if confirmed to the Supreme Court--to eviscerate the second amendment. There are some earlier cases before the 14th amendment was even passed, or before the…

Mr. President, we wish to enter into a discussion this afternoon about a very critical issue in this confirmation process, and that is the second amendment and the right to keep and bear arms as provided for in our Constitution; the threat…

The question becomes: Does it impact a fundamental right? At some point it does. We decided you cannot put a poll tax on people to say you have to pay money for your right to vote. People do not have to pay for the right to speak out about…

Well, did our Founding Fathers actually know this? What was their intent with regard to preserving the right to keep and bear arms when this language went into the Constitution?

Well, most nominees have not had a record on it, but it is interesting, and perhaps noteworthy, that President Obama, who himself has not been a strong supporter of the second amendment rights, and many of his supporters and Cabinet…

The McDonald case was a hugely important case. It dealt for the first time in recent memory with the question of whether the second amendment, which had been held in Heller to apply to the Federal Government, whether it passed through the…

I thank my colleagues for this nice and valuable discussion. I will say that one of the unjustifiable actions of the judicial activist philosophy that is too much afoot in America today is their willingness to completely be oblivious to…

Mr. President, in the midst of President Johnson's ``Great Society,'' Ronald Reagan explained that our Nation had arrived at a crossroads, at a time for choosing. The choice, Reagan explained, was ``whether we believe in our capacity for…

If the Senator will yield, this is a troubling thing. Justice Scalia has been a fierce critic of this, pointing out: What country do you pick? Do judges get to pick their own? It seems to me, from what the Senator said, it is clear that…

Reserving the right to object, I think we are a little out of sync. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York has the floor.

If the Senator from New York wishes, he can proceed to the UC, which I will support, and then I would like to have a few moments to make some comments. That would be fine.