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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What I'm referring to are all of the forces which are at work out here commanding media attention and commanding public attention, ... There's been more controversy before this nominee has uttered a formal word than I have ever heard.
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The Supreme Court has a very light backlog. They leave a lot of splits among the circuits, a lot of uncertainty. And I think they ought to work a lot harder.
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There has been a generalization that justices like to retire at the end of a term so as not to disrupt the work of the court, ... if you were to have a 4-4 court, with its proclivity for being evenly divided, you wouldn't have decisions for the cutting edge of all the questions.
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I would hope that the chief justice would work for consensus,
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The new chief justice will have his work cut out to try and bring consensus to the court, ... There is much to be done to move away from the 5-4 decisions of the court.
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The new chief justice will have his work cut out.
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A good part of what I'm talking about as chaotic is not the White House, ... What I'm referring to are all of the forces which are at work out here commanding media attention and commanding public attention.
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the chief justice is not going to leave, because I think that every day he goes to work knowing he has very important work to do.
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It has been apparent for some time that the American people are frustrated, sick and tired of the partisan bickering. We have to support the president.
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I think we can get materials which will be helpful to us,
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I think there is a consensus on the committee that we do not (support) the criminalization of a large number of people.
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I think there needs to be a collegial, modest approach to try to bring the court together so that we have some idea of continuity and what these decisions mean and their staying power,
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is clearly trying to distance himself from an unpopular president and an unpopular agenda.
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open and honest public conversation with the nominee...is an important part of this process.