McConnell: Harry Reid Should Not Have Broken the Rules of the Senate and Gone Nuclear

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TODD: "You’re somebody though that was very concerned when this rule was changed by Harry Reid for judges below Supreme Court. If you regret what Harry Reid did, why continue down this slippery slope?"
McCONNELL: "Well, I think breaking the rules of the Senate to change the rules of the Senate which is what was done in 2013 was terrible for the Senate. But when we came to the majority a year and a half later we what was done in 2013 was terrible for the Senate. But when we came to the majority a year and a half later we discussed this. About whether or not to restore the old — the old system. And we decided not to do it because the custom even though it was possible to filibuster judges, the custom down to 2000 was not to do do it. The Senate restrained itself and gave reef Supreme Court nominee an up or down vote. Down to 2000. So this recent invention of this level of controversy we decided was best left alone by just leaving us where we were —"
TODD: "So you now believe Harry Reid make the right decision?"
McCONNELL: "No, I don’t think he should have broken the rules to change the rules of the Senate but that’s the precedent. That’s the precedent now they set on what we call the executive calendar. And the Supreme Court is part of the executive calendar."