I am tremendously energized and excited by the opportunity to join an organization that time and time again has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to rock-solid journalism, a dedication that has rightly earned CNN recognition as the global leader in news coverage. |
I am very much aware that if I am confirmed, I would succeed a man I deeply respect and admire, a man who has been very kind to me for 25 years, |
I appreciate and respect the constitutional role of the Senate in the appointment process, and I'm very grateful to the senators for accommodating me, |
I appreciate the point, in some cases — the question whether you're interpreting the law or making the law — that line is hard to draw in some cases, |
I can only take him at his word that he does not have an ideological agenda. |
I come before the committee with no agenda. I have no platform. Judges are not politicians who can promise to do certain things in exchange for votes, |
I do not have an over-arching judicial philosophy, ... I have no agenda. |
I do think it is a jolt to the legal system when you overrule a precedent, ... there are situations when that's a price that has to be paid. |
I do think that it is a jolt to the legal system when you overrule a precedent. Precedent plays an important role in promoting stability and evenhandedness, |
I do think the chief justice has a particular obligation to try to achieve consensus consistent with everyone's individual oath to uphold the Constitution, and that would certainly be a priority for me if I were confirmed, |
I do think the chief justice has a particular obligation to try to achieve consensus consistent with everyone's individual oath to uphold the Constitution, and that would certainly be a priority for me if I were confirmed. |
I do think the chief justice has a particular obligation to try to achieve consensus consistent with everyone's individual oath to uphold the Constitution, and that would certainly be a priority for me. |
I do think the right to privacy (used by the Supreme Court to declare a constitutional right to have an abortion) is protected under the Constitution in various ways. |
I don't think using opinion-writing assignments as a way to try to promote a particular view or agenda is a good idea, |
I don't think you can read those opinions and say that these are the opinions of an ideologue, |