The last thing our founding fathers wanted was to be ruled by king with absolute power, and the next to the last thing they wanted was to be ruled by a temporary king with absolute powers for four years.
Patrick LeahyOf course no president, Democratic or Republican - no president - is above the law, as neither are you, nor I, nor anyone.
Patrick LeahyThe American people deserve a Supreme Court justice who can demonstrate that he or she will not be beholden to the president, but only to the law.
Patrick LeahyThe appointment of the next Supreme Court justice must be made in the people's interest and in the nation's interest, not in the interest of any partisan faction.
Patrick Leahy