Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i rise today in support of judge garlands the presiding officer the senate is in a quorum call. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i ask to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i rise today to talk about the opening on the Supreme Court, and today im going to focus my remarks on how important fillin the current vacancy on the Supreme Court is for our system of governance. When our Founding Fathers drafted the constitution, they envisioned a system of governance upheld by three branches of government. The federalist papers, mr. President , outlined this balance of power in detail. In federalist paper number 51, James Madison speaks about the importance of checks and balances among three branches of government. As madison states, it is evident that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possib