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
justice important sometimes
The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position.
party tea important
Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating.
rights important bills
The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.
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.
health important assets
There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.
basis president vice
I've not said that the vice president has done anything wrong, ... What I have said is there is a basis for (an) independent counsel.
judge june next prepared quite roberts sacrifice
It would be quite a sacrifice for her, but she's prepared to do it if she is asked, ... By next June we'll know a lot more about Judge Roberts ... than we do today.
handle less talk time trial
It would take us less time to handle this trial than to handle the talk shows,
activism decided decisions judicial lack law major pose stability super three virtually
These decisions pose two major problems, ... A lack of stability or predictability in the law because the two cases, decided three years apart, are virtually indistinguishable; and, two, the court's judicial activism in functioning as a super legislature.
standard
The standard is to do it right, not to do it fast,
asked executive falling senate
The Senate has not asked for anything falling under executive privilege,
accomplish committee days hours judiciary senate three weeks
The Senate and the Judiciary Committee can accomplish more in three cooperative hours than in three days or three weeks of disharmonious activity.
congress court determine itself justice lack points respect supreme
Isn't there a lack of respect for Congress demonstrated by the Supreme Court, as Justice Scalia points out that it is 'ill advised' for the court to set itself up as 'taskmaster' to determine that Congress has done its 'homework'?
discussion specific stay
I should stay away from a discussion of specific cases,