Clinton warns of who President Trump would put on the Supreme Court

Hillary Clinton practically begged liberals to pay as much attention to the Supreme Court as conservative activists do on Monday — and warned of what could happen under President Trump if they don't turn out to vote.

Clinton issued a clarion call for Democrats and liberals to pay more attention to the court and its appointments this election during a speech at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after highlighting a litany of crucial recent court decisions, from gay marriage to abortion to voting rights to economic justice.

"Think hard about the court," she said. ""In a single term, the Supreme Court could demolish pillars of the progressive movement."

Clinton warned that "conservatives know exactly how high the stakes are."

And after admitting that it's "not easy" to make court appointments a big voting issue on the left, she said voters must wake up to how important the 2016 election will be for decades to come because of how many justices the next president might appoint.

"This election has ripped away the curtain and made it absolutely clear to everyone how essential the Supreme Court is" for basic economic issues, she said.

"As scary as it might be, ask yourself, 'What kind of justice would a President Trump appoint?'" she said to snickers from some in the crowd.

She tore into Republicans for blocking consideration of Judge Merrick Garland, President Obama's current nominee to the court's open spot.

"We chose a president. We chose him twice. And now Republicans in the Senate are acting like our votes don't count," she said. "Those aren’t high-minded principles, they are low-minded politics."

And she said it was their own fault that Trump was their leading candidate.

"What Republicans have sown with their extremist tactics they are now reaping with a Donald Trump candidacy," she argued.

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