Flashback: In 2007, Schumer Called for Blocking All Bush Supreme Court Nominations

“We should not confirm ░░░░░░░░ Bush nominee to the ░░░░░░░░ Court except in extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ They must prove Applause ░░░░░░░░ must prove by actions ░░░░░░░░ words that they are ░░░░░░░░ the mainstream rather than ░░░░░░░░ have to prove that ░░░░░░░░ are not So in ░░░░░░░░ in the end these ░░░░░░░░ questions provide the foundation ░░░░░░░░ thinking about how we ░░░░░░░░ that our court reflects ░░░░░░░░ America wants rather than ░░░░░░░░ diminishing clique of conservative ░░░░░░░░ of rather than what ░░░░░░░░ diminishing clique of conservative ░░░░░░░░ wish for There s ░░░░░░░░ doubt we were hoodwinked ░░░░░░░░ ll remind you of ░░░░░░░░ particular striking passage from ░░░░░░░░ Roberts confirmation hearings Senator ░░░░░░░░ asked him quote The ░░░░░░░░ of a dramatic departure ░░░░░░░░ your watch from the ░░░░░░░░ era is probably not ░░░░░░░░ to happen Is that ░░░░░░░░ Roberts responded Given my ░░░░░░░░ of the role of ░░░░░░░░ judge which focuses on ░░░░░░░░ modesty and humility the ░░░░░░░░ of dramatic departures is ░░░░░░░░ one that I would ░░░░░░░░ out much hope for ░░░░░░░░ course now only a ░░░░░░░░ while later we have ░░░░░░░░ better understanding There is ░░░░░░░░ way to say it ░░░░░░░░ than Justice Breyer it ░░░░░░░░ repeating It is not ░░░░░░░░ he said in the ░░░░░░░░ that so few have ░░░░░░░░ quickly changed so much ░░░░░░░░ this somber judgment after ░░░░░░░░ one full term of ░░░░░░░░ and Alito this is ░░░░░░░░ a prologue Considering the ░░░░░░░░ harm and dramatic departures ░░░░░░░░ are in store of ░░░░░░░░ few are joined by ░░░░░░░░ more ideological ally we ░░░░░░░░ to in my judgment ░░░░░░░░ by the precepts that ░░░░░░░░ ve a elaborated I ░░░░░░░░ do everything in my ░░░░░░░░ to prevent one more ░░░░░░░░ ally from joining Roberts ░░░░░░░░ Alito on the court ░░░░░░░░ you.” (Applause)