Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Congratulations, Hillary Clinton!

During a speech (click here) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Hillary Clinton urged voters to put the Supreme Court at the front of their minds as they consider their choice for president in 2016. She discussed how crucial it is that Senate Republicans not be allowed to succeed in refusing to consider the president’s nominee for the court’s current vacancy, and called on Senator Chuck Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to do his job and commit to giving Judge Garland a hearing. Hillary also said that Americans should be very concerned about the kind of nominee that a President Trump might put forward, and pointed out that a Trump nominee would seek to roll back our rights, further empower corporations, and undo so much of the progress we’ve achieved....