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
chief death great justice marks passing
Chief Justice Rehnquist's death marks the passing of a great American,
concerned potential
I'm concerned that it has potential. It may.
bringing chief concerned court justices
I'm concerned about the conferences of the justices which the chief will preside over, and about bringing the court together,
disarmed judge president putting
If the president can find someone in Judge Roberts' mold, I think by putting up that nominee, he disarmed his opponents,
committee deals judiciary known matter ought
If there are back-room assurances and if there are back-room deals ... I think that's a matter that ought to be known by the Judiciary Committee and the American people,
bears deals matter nominee ought
If there are backroom assurances and if there are backroom deals and if there is something which bears upon a precondition as to how a nominee is going to vote, I think that's a matter that ought to be known.
court expectation roberts sharp turn
If you have a sharp turn in the court you undercut reliance, expectation, and, as Roberts would say, stability,
context court questions supreme
In the context where the Supreme Court decides, really, the cutting-edge questions of our day
best interest job national served stayed tough
He's an able fellow, but we just went through a tough confirmation hearing, and my sense is that the national interest would be best served if he stayed in that job right now,
He said there was a right to privacy,
factor feelings judicial personal
He said that his personal feelings would not be a factor in his judicial decision.
there has been no impropriety on your part.
cutting decisions disrupt edge justices retire term work
There has been a generalization that justices like to retire at the end of a term so as not to disrupt the work of the court, ... if you were to have a 4-4 court, with its proclivity for being evenly divided, you wouldn't have decisions for the cutting edge of all the questions.
both good wants
Why not go after both levels? ... Why not get tough? That's what Sen. Feinstein wants to do, and I think it's a good idea.