Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specterwas an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented his state in the Senate for 30 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
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I think it would have been smarter had the attorney general, looking at the many years of Starr's involvement and the public perception, which is adverse to Starr ... let someone else come in, ... Fox News Sunday.
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John Roberts has a broad, expansive understanding of the application of the Constitution. He did say the core principles of liberty and due process have broad meaning as applied to evolving societal conditions.
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Judge Roberts, in your confirmation hearing for the circuit court, your testimony read to this effect, and it's been widely quoted: Roe is the settled law of the land. Do you mean settled for you, settled only for your capacity as a circuit judge, or settled beyond that?
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Judge Roberts, I'm not talking about an issue. I'm talking about the essence of jurisprudence.
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Judge Roberts has projected a very unique persona as he has talked about modesty and humility,
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It is desirable to have balance on the court, and two women, I think, are a minimum. But I don't think you can have a quota system either for women or a minority as an absolute determinant.
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It is desirable to have a balance on the court. And two women, I think, are a minimum, ... My preference would be to see that kind of diversity maintained, but I don't believe anybody ought to tie the president's hands.
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Judge Roberts had expressed his appreciation to have the introductions early. He said the maximum time of the children's staying power was five minutes. And that is certainly understandable,
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I think it is inappropriate to ask him head-on if he's going to overturn Roe, but I believe that there are many issues close to the issue, like his respect for precedent, ... Meet the Press.
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I think it's more a matter for them than us because we've got ... a lot of matters which take precedence over this for our own time,
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I worry that these acquisitions and these mergers can only spell higher costs for the consumer and in the long run problems for the employees of these companies.
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Members of Congress are irate about the Court's denigrating and, really, disrespectful statements about Congress' competence, ... method of reasoning.
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When the attorney general says the force resolution gives the president the power to conduct these surveillances, I have grave doubts about that.
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When that court has secrets, they keep the secrets. Candidly, unlike the Congress. Candidly, unlike the administration. Candidly, unlike all of Washington, perhaps all of the world.