who along with his allies blocked president obama s supreme court nominee, judge merrick garland, from even getting a hearing in early 2016 because it was, it s all flooding back to you, isn t it? that s right. it was 2016. it was an election year. this nomination ought to be made by the next president. the american people should have a say in the court s direction. this decision ought to be made by the next president. wait, what was that? the next president should decide? voters should have an input? senator mcconnell seems to have dropped that material from his new grim reaper stand-up. how does he square his 2016 stance with the pledge he made yesterday? well, it s easy, he can t. i mean, it is the literal definition of hypocrisy. you can open up a copy of merriam s web ter and you can see the definition in the dictionary. behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel. that is the definition of hypocrisy. and now it s mcconnell standard. until, of course, it s n
merrick garland, from even getting a hearing in early 2016 because it was, it s all flooding back to you, isn t it? that s right. it was 2016. it was an election year. this nomination ought to be made by the next president. the american people should have a say in the court s direction. this decision ought to be made by the next president. wait, what was that? the next president should decide? voters should have an input? senator mcconnell seems to have dropped that material from his new grim reaper stand-up. how does he square his 2016 stance with the pledge he made yesterday? well, it s easy, he can t. i mean, it is the literal definition of hypocrisy. you can open up a copy of merriam s web ter and you can see the definition in the dictionary. behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel. that is the definition of hypocrisy. and now it s mcconnell standard. until, of course, it s not again. now, to be fair, then senator
some of america s largest questions for more than a generation. this open spot is up to the president to fill and the senate to confirm. and it will impact how america operates long after donald trump is out of office. democrats, vowing to apply the mcconnell standard and force republicans to wait until after the mid terms. we hold mitch mcconnell to the precedent that he set in 2016. when our fundamental liberties are in danger, we will use every tool available and we will possibly be creative about some new ones. based on every conversation that i had with my colleagues so far this afternoon, everyone is prepared to play hard ball. this is not a drill. there s no bigger fight in american politics right now, than this fight over this court. which is also a fight over what justice will actually comprise in the unfolding trump era in america. courts are the last
america s largest questions for more than a generation. this open spot is up to the president to fill and the senate to confirm it will operate that way long after donald trump is out of office. democrats vowing to apply the mcconnell standard and force republicans to wait until after the midterms. we hold mitch mcconnell to the precedent that he set in 2016. when our fundamental liberties are in danger, we ll use every tool available and we will possibly be creative about new ones. based on every conversation i ve had with my colleagues, serve prepared to play hard ball. this is not a drill. there s no bigger fight in american politics right now than this fight over this court is also a fight over what justice will actually comprise in this unfolding trump era in america. courts are the last constraint on political passions, as
tonight, your reaction to the news you and i have been trying to figure out, talking about whether it was coming. what do you think? he has been on the supreme court 30 years, saw an opportunity and took it. he has given good service to this country, stalwart defender of federalism, separation of powers, freedom of religion and this was a big decision, that portends a lot of interesting activity in the senate. let s talk about that, sen. dianne feinstein says there should be no considerably supreme court nominee until the american people have a chance to weigh in. leader mcconnell set that standard when he denied judge garland the hearing for nearly a year and the senate should follow the mcconnell standard. two important distinctions, that was a presidential election, this is an, we have the majority and they don t, that is the biggest single distinction, the one that matters. they can wish that all they want but they know we are going to confirm whoever donald trump