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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The White House has understandably been interested in an early confirmation process ... that is not, in my judgment, practical or realistic.
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So they weren't necessarily your views then and they certainly aren't your views now?
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Notwithstanding his answers and my efforts to glean some hint or realistic expectation from his words and body language, candidly it is not possible to predict or have a solid expectation of what Judge Roberts would do,
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The more I see of this, the more it becomes apparent that there is no solid reason for that secrecy, ... It is in the context of public disclosure and media attention that we really figure out what is going on.
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Do you regard the evolution of various interpretations on liberty as a living thing, as Justice Harlan did, and as Justice Rehnquist appeared to on the Miranda issue?
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No senator that I have talked to has come down and made up his or her mind.
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This is a matter that requires congressional analysis, ... wise, appropriate taking of private property.
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This has been a pattern which goes back many years . . . Of all the issues of concern that the United States has with the People's Republic of China, that is the most significant,
I think when we come back from recess, we'll get a bill.
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I think the Department of Defense owes the American people an explanation of what went on here,
I think a shutdown can be avoided, ... I'm hopeful. We're still working on it very hard.
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I think there is a consensus on the committee that we do not (support) the criminalization of a large number of people.
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I think there needs to be a collegial, modest approach to try to bring the court together so that we have some idea of continuity and what these decisions mean and their staying power,
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is clearly trying to distance himself from an unpopular president and an unpopular agenda.