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Where anybody can be anybody because of the system of libb ey we have enshrined because of the constitution of this nation. that moment was made all the more special because of the man who administered by oath of office u. justice clarence thomas. i'm privileged to have met j justice thomas about a decade ago when i was a member of congress and privileged to have a chance to get acquainted with a man of his conviction and his courage. on the supreme court. of the united states. i know everyone in this room holds justice thomas in the same high regard. not only that, we want to aid

Other and that's what pence said. if we have to do it without the 60 vote rule, if we have to do it with 50 votes plus vice president pence, we'll do it that way. >> all right, se lena, to you now. one of the selling points for a lot of americans that weren't necessarily that gung ho about donald trump was the fact he may have multiple supreme court appointments during his years in office. the question has to be would democrats be wasting political capital if they went all out in trying to filibuster gorsuch when as larry mentioned, it's very likely that he's going to be confirmed. >> right. a...

Requires the rule of law. without exception. we are after all, a nation of laws. judge gorsuch firmly understands this. he said on many occasions that judges apply the law as written without regard to their own politics or personal feelings. you put it well on tuesday. and movingly, saying quote, in our legal order, it's for congress and not the courts to write new laws. he added it's the role of judges to apply, not alter the work of the people's representatives and my favorite line sitting as i was op the front row was this one. he said, quote, a judge who likes every outcome he reaches is v...