Political Quotes

“as a U.S. Senator, one of the most important and consequential choices I make is whether or not to support a judicial nominee. The men and women of the bench are often the final gatekeepers of our Nation's justice system--and the right kind of judge shows up to work every day to make the system work for every citizen, free from prejudice or bias. With that principle in mind, I strongly oppose the three nominees for the circuit court whose nominations are before the U.S. Senate. While President Trump has the right to make nominations, Members of this Senate also have the right to reject those nominations. It is clear, based on the records of the three nominees before us, that is exactly what Members of this Senate ought to do. Vote no. Don't be a rubberstamp for this President's hateful agenda or his obvious disdain for the rule of law. The first nominee this Senate should reject is Leonard Grasz, whom President Trump picked to serve on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Grasz is a notable nominee but for all the wrong reasons. He is notable because his peers at the American Bar Association unanimously found Mr. Grasz ``not qualified''--just the third nominee in nearly 30 years to receive this distinction. The ABA report shows his peers questioned whether Mr. Grasz could look past his ``deeply-held social agenda and political loyalty to be able to judge objectively, with compassion and without bias.…”