We do not believe voters gave President Bush a mandate to turn back the clock decades on so many of our legal protections. |
We had hoped that President Bush would unite the country around a nominee who would maintain the current balance on the court, a nominee all Americans could count on to uphold our rights and liberties. Sadly, President Bush did not do that. |
We hope that Senator Reid 's colleagues will reach the same conclusion and take the same strong stand. |
We hope that Senator Reid's colleagues will reach the same conclusion and take the same strong stand. |
We opposed Alberto Gonzales when he was nominated to be attorney general. |
We opposed Alberto Gonzales when he was nominated to be attorney general. We believe that his tenure ? both as counsel to President Bush and (former) Gov. Bush ? demonstrated a cavalier attitude towards the rule of law. We continue to have serious concerns regarding a Gonzales nomination. |
We still have two weeks. |
We welcome the opportunity to clarify the differences between the right wing ... and the overwhelming majority of the American people. |
We would be extraordinarily disappointed in any senator who votes for John Roberts or any other nominee who would turn back the clock on fundamental rights and liberties, ... That's the kind of vote that would never be forgotten. |
We're going to make sure that Americans understand what is at stake. |
We're talking about state inheritance, we're talking about state property issues, we're talking about children's issues, we're talking about power of attorney. |
We've been ready for several years, |
We've just begun to fight. |
While we vigorously disagreed with much of his jurisprudence, we remember with respect the chief justice's love for the court, his success in creating comity among his colleagues, and his courage in continuing to work in the face of daunting health problems, |
While we vigorously disagreed with much of his jurisprudence, we remember with respect the Chief Justice's love for the court, his success in creating comity among his colleagues, and his courage in continuing to work. |