Orrin Hatch: “the votes we take today and tomorrow give us an important opportunity. The Los Angeles Times editorial of January 15…”

“the votes we take today and tomorrow give us an important opportunity. The Los Angeles Times editorial of January 15, 2006, got it right, saying that trying to derail this nomination by filibuster rather than on the merits is wrong. I urge my colleagues to preserve this body's tradition by rejecting this desperate filibuster attempt, and then in a vote tomorrow, I urge my colleagues to honor the judiciary's important but limited role in our system of government by confirming this qualified and honorable man to the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.”