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
rights important bills
The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.
rooms said disagreement
I've never walked out of a room and had a disagreement as to what was said.
cells use research
There is just no sensible, logical reason why we would not make use of stem cell research.
real decision congress
The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision rejected Congress' findings and its method of reasoning, .. Is there any real justification for the court's denigrating Congress' 'method of reasoning'?.
deals
I really do not make deals.
running availability romance
I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.
eye people
I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.
people vote agree
I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.
devouring cannibal senators
Cannibals are devouring senators.
independent president absence
When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president takes measures incompatible with the express or implied will of Congress, his power is at its lowest ebb.
strong war terrorism
American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.
thinking bikinis labels
I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.
smile dying someone-who-is-dying
It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
war important use
No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment.