"If you tell me congruence and proportionality, then I'll ask you what it means, because it slips and slides around so much, that it's impossible to tell what a constitutional standard is. And we senators would like to know what the standards are, so we know what to do when we undertake legislation," he said.
There were some moments that were not so smooth. When Sen. Klobuchar was slated to speak ahead of Specter, she quickly ceded to him, saying that she held a higher rank than him only because of a technicality. Specter quickly ceded the floor back to her, refusing her generosity in favor or procedure.
"Okay," said Klobuchar.
Specter, 79, has participated in the hearings of all of the sitting Supreme Court Justices except for John Paul Stevens, and has an extensive law background.