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> [I saw a Harry Reid statement saying, there's nothing in the Constitution that says the Senate has to act on any presidential nominee. Well, that was back when President Bush was president and vice versa. So this is not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/i-saw-a-harry-reid-statement-saying-there-s-nothing-in-the/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

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## Other authors on Harry Reid

## More by Nina Totenberg

> [If I dress like a schlump, I think like a schlump and I work like a schlump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/if-i-dress-like-a-schlump-i-think-like-a-schlump-and-i-work-like-a/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [I didnt know how much I cared about having a woman on the court until the day there was a woman on the court.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/i-didnt-know-how-much-i-cared-about-having-a-woman-on-the-court-until/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [Under our system of three branches of government, the courts ultimately are the checks on the legislative and executive branches when they exceed or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/under-our-system-of-three-branches-of-government-the-courts/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [I didn't know how much I cared about having a woman on the court until the day there was a woman on the court.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/i-didn-t-know-how-much-i-cared-about-having-a-woman-on-the-court/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [Well no administration ever wants an independent overseer, and there are very good career people who are in charge of this investigation, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/well-no-administration-ever-wants-an-independent-overseer-and-there/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [Judges have no actual power of enforcement. They don't have troops to carry out orders. They have no power of the purse. Yet our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/judges-have-no-actual-power-of-enforcement-they-don-t-have-troops-to/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [What's really amusing is that you see - when you look at everybody's statements that - on both sides of the aisle, they've talked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/what-s-really-amusing-is-that-you-see-when-you-look-at-everybody-s/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [Throughout our history, the Supreme Court has entered national crises, often preventing presidents from doing what they want to do. Indeed, sometimes the court's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/throughout-our-history-the-supreme-court-has-entered-national-crises/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [ \[On Senator Jesse Helms\] I think he ought to be worried about what's going on in the Good Lord's mind, because if there is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/on-senator-jesse-helms-i-think-he-ought-to-be-worried-about-what-s/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [Sometimes you just gotta cry, but you never,ever do it in public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/sometimes-you-just-gotta-cry-but-you-never-ever-do-it-in-public/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [I saw a Harry Reid statement saying, there's nothing in the Constitution that says the Senate has to act on any presidential nominee. Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/i-saw-a-harry-reid-statement-saying-there-s-nothing-in-the/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/i-actually-think-with-age-comes-some-level-of-wisdom/)

[Nina Totenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-totenberg/)

> [ \[On General William Boykin\] I hope he's not long for this world. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-totenberg/on-general-william-boykin-i-hope-he-s-not-long-for-this-world/)

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