That was then. This is now.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who recently announced her opposition to Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch because she is not sure how he personally feels about legal issues, once said it is wrong to filibuster a Supreme Court nominee because you “might disagree” with him.
Townhall reports that in 2006, while discussing the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Feinstein opposed a filibuster because she “might disagree” with him.
Feinstein said at the time, “I do not see the likelihood of a filibuster, to be very candid with you. I don’t see those kinds of egregious things emerging that would justify a filibuster.”
“And I think when it comes to filibustering a Supreme Court appointment, you really have to have something out there–whether it’s gross moral turpitude or something that comes to the surface. Now, I mean, this is a man I might disagree with. That doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be on the court,” she continued.
In a statement on her website detailing her opposition to Gorsuch’s nomination, however, Feinstein wrote that she explicitly opposes Gorsuch because she “hoped [he] would better explain his judicial philosophies and personal views at this hearing.”