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
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Of the 67 attorneys general we have had, only a handful have come close to the qualifications that John Ashcroft possesses, ... He has always been committed to equal justice and opportunity for all.
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I predict John Roberts will be one of the great chief justices in our nation's history, ... purely political.
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I can tell you categorically they are not going to be the filter. I know who the filters are, ... They're in the White House and the Justice Department as they were in the Clinton administration.
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I think this vote is part of a long practice, ever since the confirmation battle over Justice Rehnquist to become chief justice, where Republican nominees have been treated in a despicable fashion.
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Senators can ask any questions they want, but these justice nominees really don't have to answer them,
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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.
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Even for the Clinton Administration, the ends do not justify the means, ... As pleased as most of us are that Elian is reunited with his father ... our oversight responsibilities compel us to examine whether the conduct of the attorney general and the Department of Justice are in accord with federal law, effective law-enforcement procedures, and the Constitution.
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I know you, and I am familiar with your 30-year record in enforcing and upholding the law,
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then I have to tell you I think that this presidency will be over.
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And it's not fair to even raise executive sessions after we've had two private meetings.
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I'm not going to second-guess my colleagues, but one of us has to stay neutral on this and hopefully give the administration enough ammunition to resolve this process,
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He said he would have to veto the bill. He feels like he would have to honor that commitment.
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He should do it independently because that's the only way we're going to have ... a way around these conflicts of interest that clearly exist,
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John is starting to sound like the accordion player who only knows one tune: 'Lady of Spain,'