Patrick Leahy actually said...

Nobody should demand political allegiance from any judge, whether nominated by a Democrat or by a Republican.

Leahy asserts judges should remain impartial and not be politically aligned.

07/24/2012

More Patrick Leahy Quotes

I believe we are a better country for the fact that the path of excellence Elena Kagan has taken in her career is a path now open to both me...

I reject the ideological litmus test, from either the right or the left, that some would apply to Supreme Court nominees.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

The Supreme Court plays a unique and central role in the life of our Nation.