Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatchis an American politician who is the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, serving since January 2015...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 March 1934
focus protecting
I would implore my colleagues, let's keep our focus where it matters: on protecting our citizens,
certainly concerned criminal current experience judges justice law man ought particular principles
In this particular case, you have a man who, from the criminal law standpoint, has more criminal law experience than any justice in history, certainly more than any on the current court. Judges should not be concerned about ideology. They ought to be concerned about the principles of law that they should uphold.
bush fill large message president remaining send somehow supreme
in large part to somehow send a message to President Bush as he deliberates on how to fill the remaining vacancy on the Supreme Court.
fan might people serious solve
I'm not a real fan of commissions but I do think if you get the right people on it you might come up with some way to solve this really serious problem.
brilliant bush george great man pick somebody tribute
I know what a great man he is. He is honest, competent, a brilliant person. I think it's a real tribute to George W. Bush to pick somebody of that kind of caliber.
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I'm flying blind here. I guess it makes sense that she's a qualified conservative. I can't imagine the President appointing an loose canon ignoramus just because he knew them. I guess we'll find out after she's installed.
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(Clinton) has an obligation as the highest official in this government, sworn to uphold the Constitution and the laws of this country. If he doesn't do that, I think public opinion would turn overwhelmingly against him, ... Face The Nation.
good personal respect
I had such a personal respect for him. What a good man.
conclusion final vote
In a sense, it's a foregone conclusion as to what the final vote is going to be,
both fine liberal mayor people race served sure suspect
I'm not sure who is going to win, but I served with Hubert Humphrey, I served with Walter Mondale -- both very liberal senators, both fine people ... But I also think the world of Mayor Coleman, and I suspect that it's going to still be a race right down to the wire,
inquiry sure until
I'm not sure where this inquiry is going to take us, until we get all the documents,
doubt people republican vote
If people can't vote for you, then I doubt they can vote for any Republican nominee.
bush george record
I have the ideas, I have the experience, I have the record of accomplishment, ... I'm going to take on George W. Bush like no one else can.
chief great john justices predict purely roberts
I predict John Roberts will be one of the great chief justices in our nation's history, ... purely political.