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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When that court has secrets, they keep the secrets. Candidly, unlike the Congress. Candidly, unlike the administration. Candidly, unlike all of Washington, perhaps all of the world.
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we need to propose a political settlement at the end of the security rainbow, to try to give some hope to these 18-year-olds who are really just posing a threat which can't be stopped.
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White-collar crime convictions are deterrents, I've seen a lot of that. Imprisoning heads of state is a deterrent, too. It doesn't happen very often.
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three possible verdicts: guilty, not guilty, not proved.
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We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.
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We have a major, major problem on our hands, ... It is a matter of very, very substantial urgency.
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John Roberts has a broad, expansive understanding of the application of the Constitution. He did say the core principles of liberty and due process have broad meaning as applied to evolving societal conditions.
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Judge Roberts, in your confirmation hearing for the circuit court, your testimony read to this effect, and it's been widely quoted: Roe is the settled law of the land. Do you mean settled for you, settled only for your capacity as a circuit judge, or settled beyond that?
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Judge Roberts, I'm not talking about an issue. I'm talking about the essence of jurisprudence.
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Judge Roberts has projected a very unique persona as he has talked about modesty and humility,
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It is desirable to have balance on the court, and two women, I think, are a minimum. But I don't think you can have a quota system either for women or a minority as an absolute determinant.
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It is desirable to have a balance on the court. And two women, I think, are a minimum, ... My preference would be to see that kind of diversity maintained, but I don't believe anybody ought to tie the president's hands.
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I will not support any budget resolution that does not provide adequate funding for domestic discretionary programs.
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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.