93 ordspråk av Ralph Neas
Ralph Neas
That would be welcomed by Democrats and Republicans and independents.
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That's what needs to be articulated. That's what's at stake, and no one is doing that effectively.
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The chief justice has unique power and influence as the nation's highest-ranking judge,
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The conventional wisdom going into the hearings for (high court nominees Clarence) Thomas and (Robert) Bork was that they were going to get confirmed. One (Thomas) was barely confirmed, and the other was resoundingly defeated.
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The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.
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The events of the past week have only underscored that we need Supreme Court justices who value the role of the courts in protecting individuals' rights and freedoms, who understand the nature of discrimination and its continuing impact on our country, and who will uphold the role of the federal government in preserving those rights and acting to protect the common good.
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The fight has just begun.
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The filibuster is still alive. I think they're reserving that right.
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the importance of who is confirmed to succeed Chief Justice Rehnquist cannot be overstated.
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The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court.
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The nomination of John Roberts has evolved considerably since July, when the White House was successful in portraying him as a lawyer above the fray.... Almost daily revelations coming out of the Reagan presidential library show someone at the epicenter of a comprehensive assault on fundamental rights that have been part of the law for decades,
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The president must not let the extreme right dictate his next choice, but instead choose a nominee who can bring us together and maintain a fair and independent balance on the Supreme Court.
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The stakes are particularly high with the replacement for O'Connor, a mainstream conservative who often provided the decisive vote to uphold many rights and protections.
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The victims of Katrina need our help, and they deserve to be treated with dignity, not treated like guinea pigs in a massive experiment for a dubious education proposal.
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There are a number of distinguished judges first appointed to the federal bench by Republican presidents who would, like Sandra Day O'Connor, likely receive overwhelming bipartisan support to replace her.
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