Edward Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedywas a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and was the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history, having served there for almost 47 years. The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family for many years, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy; the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 February 1932
CountryUnited States of America
We owe it to future generations of Americans to oppose this nomination. He's the wrong justice for justice and the rule of law in America.
Today, we say the only thing we have to fear is four more years of George Bush.
We want to support our troops because they didn't make the decision to go there... but I don't think it should be open-ended. We ought to have a benchmark where the administration has to come back and give us a report.
We are giving assurance to the American families that help is on its way.
there are real and serious reasons to be deeply concerned about Judge Roberts' record.
You know it's kind of interesting, our Republican friends have spent $80 million to distort, misrepresent and basically lie about John Kerry's record, ... That's because they haven't got a record of their own.
The question is, whether this was brought to you -- and when did you know? When did you know it? You gave us a laundry list in your presentation on it. I'm trying to find out because it's been published that you were notified about this a series of times and advised to do something about it and nothing was done.
The only surprise is that the administration is surprised by the intense reaction of the American people.
Today, President Bush is faced with a decision that affects each and every American and has the potential to impact every facet of constitutional law and the freedoms this country was founded upon.
We know that the current system is broken,
When we rebuild the land ravaged by the winds and the floods, we must rebuild it to be a more just and fair land.
We are determined to have these issues debated in Congress this fall,
You do agree, don't you, Judge Roberts, that the right to vote is a fundamental constitutional right?
We are really interested in knowing whether the nominee has the background, experience, qualifications, temperament and integrity to handle this most sensitive, important and responsible job,