He is a man of integrity. I have taken him at his word that he does not have an ideological agenda and will be his own man. I hope that he will, and I trust that he will. |
He was such a good man, and his wife too. All of these people had families and they had friends and this is a horrible, horrible thing. |
I am appalled at their audacious disregard for the health of the American people, ... It is time to put people first, and to stop letting the big polluters and the special interests write the rules and run the show over at EPA. |
I am becoming increasingly concerned that since 9/11, we as Americans are being called upon to give up more and more of our individual liberties, ... As a Vermonter, that worries me. The courts are supposed to be the last resort to protect our rights if the executive branch or Congress overreaches. My question is: Will he protect our rights? |
I am becoming increasingly concerned that since 9/11, we as Americans are being called upon to give up more and more of our individual liberties, ... The courts are supposed to be the last resort to protect our rights if the executive branch or Congress overreaches. My question is: Will he protect our rights? |
I am troubled by reports that this narrow law has been twisted from one of a specific statute to secure testimony, into a broad detention authority that has resulted in some notorious abuses, |
I believe there was a terribly misguided effort to protect children from what some prosecutors somewhere in this country might consider offensive or indecent online material, ... The Communications Decency Act tramples on the free speech rights of all Americans who want to enjoy this medium. |
I can honestly say I am going into this with a completely open mind, ... I have no idea how I'm going to vote. |
I do not intend to lend my support to an effort by this president to move the Supreme Court and the law radically to the right. |
I do not want somebody who's going to fulfill a right-wing litmus test, |
I don't believe in Democrats now seeking revenge, and I will not be part of that, ... will not be a pushover hearing. |
I don't know of anybody who would tell you in that committee that they were satisfied with the responses. |
I don't recall today whether or not I was in agreement with all of the analysis. But I don't have a disagreement with the conclusions then reached by the department. |
I don't think a Supreme Court [nomination] hearing is a game of gotcha. I'd really like to know what he thinks. |
I don't vote for somebody unless I have enough answers to justify in my mind voting for them, |