Elliot Mincberg
Elliot Mincberg
Elliot Mincberg was General Deputy Assistant Secretary for of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development from 2011 to 2014...
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The whole idea of the internal memoranda is to try to get a more unvarnished view of what Roberts said.
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The Senate is supposed to give advice and consent, and not be a shut-up, rubber-stamp body,
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Is there a right to privacy under the Constitution? If so, what does it cover?' These are the broad questions senators must ask, ... You cannot ask a question that encompasses all possible disputes, but you can get a pretty good view of a nominee's philosophy. The American people have made clear they want to know what the nominees think of the basic principle of Roe v. Wade, and they've made it clear they expect nominees to answer questions.
answer ask basic broad cannot clear expect good people possible principle privacy question questions roe senators view
'Is there a right to privacy under the Constitution? If so, what does it cover?' These are the broad questions senators must ask, ... You cannot ask a question that encompasses all possible disputes, but you can get a pretty good view of a nominee's philosophy. The American people have made clear they want to know what the nominees think of the basic principle of Roe v. Wade, and they've made it clear they expect nominees to answer questions.
critical privacy
the right to privacy is going to be a critical issue.
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You never want a situation where someone has a veto power, ... But having parents at the front end, serving on an advisory committee ... can be extremely useful and actually insulate districts against attacks on books because parents have been involved.
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It is hard to think, as I sit here, of examples of decisions that appear to be Gonzales making decisions on his own, as opposed to his status of defender of the administration and the White House. His role doesn't seem that much different than his role serving as White House counsel, only now he has a much larger staff.