At the confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, another Amy got to speak first, and she had a lot to say. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said the confirmation hearing was a sham. She urged all Americans to call their Senators and voice their opposition to the swift confirmation. But notably it was this comment that caught our ear:

This isn’t Donald Trump’s country. It is yours. This shouldn’t be Donald Trump’s judge. It should be yours.

Business Insider writes: “Like all her fellow Democrats on the committee, Klobuchar argued that Barrett’s stated opposition to the Supreme Court’s 2012 ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act puts tens of millions of Americans at risk of losing their health insurance and other protections. The senator told the story of a constituent with diabetes who’d lose protections for her preexisting condition if Obamacare were overturned — a case the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear shortly after the election.”

Amy Klobuchar says the American people are the only thing that can alter Barrett's hearings: "It is you calling Republican senators and telling them enough is enough, telling them it is personal, telling them they have their priorities wrong. So do it" https://t.co/uScvfX9o80 pic.twitter.com/O2yTFqMocy

— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 12, 2020

Here is all of Klobuchar’s opening statement. It’s eleven minutes and worth your time: