Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) said in 2006 that you shouldn't filibuster a nominee for the Supreme Court simply because you disagree with them. Feinstein is currently ready to filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court.
When then-nominee Samuel Alito was nominated to the highest bench by President George W. Bush, Feinstein was asked by Bob Schieffer of CBS if she was prepared to filibuster Alito's nomination.
"I do not see the likelihood of a filibuster to be very candid with you," Feinstein said. "I don’t see those kinds of egregious things emerging that would justify a filibuster."
"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," Feinstein continued. "Now I mean, this is a man I might disagree with. That doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be on the court."
Feinstein has changed her view drastically, and will not support Gorsuch's nomination.
