Orrin Hatch: “It certainly would. We have reached a point on the Judiciary Committee where a person who has always had an honorable…”

“It certainly would. We have reached a point on the Judiciary Committee where a person who has always had an honorable reputation such as General Pryor is immediately told by my Democratic colleagues that he cannot follow the law because of his deeply held beliefs. Come on. He has more than shown that he follows the law even though sometimes it is totally in conflict with his religious beliefs because he is a great lawyer. He realizes that if you do not follow the law, pretty soon we will not have any laws. The quickest way to get rid of the Constitution is to not abide by it. Even though there are decisions by the Supreme Court that I abhor, and that I think are bad decisions to start with, the fact is that when it is the law, I believe we ought to abide by it. He has more than amply shown that he would, even under severe criticism by his supporters--by his own Governor who appointed him, by the Supreme Court Chief Justice who begged him to make certain arguments, he abides by the law. Yet his assertions and his word as a man of integrity and honor all his life are given short shrift. Democrats are playing this phony "gotcha politics" game, in which they "investigate" unauthenticated--and many believe, stolen documents--and we object but participate only to keep our side informed. After weeks of their "investigation," they didn't find one thing inconsistent with Pryor's testimony.”