Anytime Saudis are returned under a veil of secrecy, I'm suspicious
Charles Schumer
Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that's not what any of us should want from our judges.
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Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.
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I am not saying I will vote against John Ashcroft because he is pro-life,.. But let me say if someone was nominated for attorney general who was vehemently pro choice -- who in his or her career spent decades trying to find ways to expand the law abortion at nine months would be perfectly legal -- wouldn't you be more upset and raise more of a voice than against a nominee who was simply pro-choice?
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secrecy
This administration has been far too close for far too long to the Saudi ruling family, a family that has supported terrorism for over a decade.
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I've said to the people at the White House that you say you need all the resources to fight the war overseas, but to fight the war on terror at home with no money is like saying let's fight the war in Iraq with no new money,.. It makes no sense whatsoever.
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Some sort of a witch hunt.
witch
Nothing could be further from the truth,.. This is about his record.
truth
The vote is a shot across the bow in terms of the Justice Department and how it conducts itself, in terms of upcoming Supreme Court nominations, and the push-and-pull within the Bush administration. Will it be bipartisan or will it be pulled to the right?
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I'm prepared to do everything I can to stop the nomination of Justice Pickering. We can do a lot better.
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As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow up people, Israel has no choice but to build the fence.
choice buildup people
But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don't because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere.
people
Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.
I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it.
ability people
I want to attract the best people into teaching.
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