those are the words of the late supreme court justice william o'douglas. yes, that's right, i quoted william o'douglas, not because he was from washington or from maine originally, but because i wanted to bring up the rights of americans that could be undermine by a confirmation of judge kavanaugh to the supreme court. that is because for generations the united states supreme court has been an institution that affirmed rights of americans and moved our country forward, especially -- especially when we needed it most. in 1954, it made a landmark decision to end segregation in our schools and to rightly give access to equal education. in 1964, it recognized the rights of privacy and the ability to access contraception. it's hard to imagine today that in this era that we needed that fundamental right that had previously been blocked and yet it was. in -- that they had equal protection under the law. yes, these are rights that have been decided by our court and have moved our country forward. so when those who say that president trump nominated judge brett kav