“I applaud the fact that the president has reached out to the members of Judiciary Committee. And I applaud... the fact that he has been meeting with members of the Judiciary Committee. He's been seeking out Republicans as well as Democrats.” WellsHas BeensFactsPresidentRepublicanMembersMeetingsDemocratSeekingCommitteesJudiciary Author:Edward Kennedy
“What's insulting to the American people, the Senate, to this whole process is that the Republicans, with all other nominees, have said Democrats are being obstructionist for wanting to see documents, for wanting to see a paper trail, for wanting to get questions answered in the judiciary committee hearings, and now all of a sudden, the Republicans want those things for this.” PeopleWantSaidWholeProcessRepublicanPaperDemocratHearingSenateDocumentsCommitteesTrailsInsultingJudiciary Author:Rachel Maddow
“We have seen that the tendency of republican governments is to an aggrandizement of the legislative at the expense of the other departments. The appeals to the people, therefore, would usually be made by the executive and judiciary departments.” PeopleMadeGovernmentRepublicanTendenciesAppealsDepartmentExecutivesExpensesJudiciaryRepublican Government Book:The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution Source: The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution
“Strom Thurmond, the former segregationist candidate for president was the Republican Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1986 and he tried to get Jeff Sessions` nomination through that committee, but he couldn`t.” PresidentRepublicanFormerCandidatesSenateCommitteesSessionChairmanNominationsJudiciary Author:Lawrence O'Donnell