that time. if you want the branches of government, we have three. we know how troubling it is for the legislative branch, which i am in and then you have the executive branch and judicial branch. if you want to judicial branch to work and the rule of law, which we've been known for and admired worldwide, you've got to have nine supreme court justices. >> well, at the same time, your message to senators wyden and merkley and others, what do you say to them? >> i think merrick garland should have had a vote. they had enough votes to turn him down. it could have just been a consideration of the process, voting. with that being said, whether you think you've been robbed or not, this system basically has not been the fairest system that we work in and deal in.