Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specterwas an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented his state in the Senate for 30 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
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We ought to get to the bottom of it so it can be evaluated by the American people.
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The president of the United States has the fundamental responsibility to protect the country. The president does not have a blank check.
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There have already been indications from members of the court about their liking the fact that Judge Roberts is going to be the new chief justice.
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Finally, someone connected to the Administration knows how to keep his trap shut. If only some of that would rub off on Barbara Bush.
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But not on this conversation. We've had it. I've had it.
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It is unfair to start the hearings before she's ready,
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It's not easy to get 60 votes on a controversial bill like this, but we're working on it.
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It's pretty hard to have a trial without witnesses and if you have just (a) hearsay report, you do not have the circumstances, you do not have the flavor, you do not have really the aura of the trial.
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the next person who heads up the office may not have a close personal relationship with the president.
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The next chief justice will have the potential to change the court's image in the eyes of many as a superlegislature and to bring consensus to the court which has made a hallmark of 5-4 decisions, many of which are inexplicable.
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You think you're right, but there are a lot of people who think you're wrong. What do you have to lose if you're right?
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Everybody agrees there's an enormous problem, everybody agrees with the border security lines and there's general agreement that we have to craft a compromise.
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It simply wasn't possible to accommodate the schedule that the White House wanted.
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Nominees answer about as many questions as they think they have to to be confirmed,