Robert C. Byrd: “We are not electing a Democratic Court. We are not electing a…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1987

We are not electing a Democratic Court. We are not electing a Republican Court.

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West Virginia

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Oct 23, 1987

Speaking on the Senate's role in Supreme Court nominations after the Bork nomination.

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Robert C. Byrd: “We are not electing a Democratic Court. We are not electing a Republican Court.”