Diane Forden
Diane Forden
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For me, one of the most important issues that needs to be addressed by Judge Roberts is the constitutional right to privacy. ... It would be very difficult for me to vote to confirm someone to the Supreme Court whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade .
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If you, Judge Roberts, subscribe to the Rehnquist court's restrictive interpretation of Congress's ability to legislate, the impact could be to severely restrict the ability of Congress to tackle nationwide issues that the American people have elected us to address.
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It would be very difficult, and I said this to you privately and I said it publicly, for me to vote to confirm someone whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade, because I remember - and many of the young women here don't - what it was like when abortion was illegal in America,
Did you really think that way and do you think that way today?
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It is crucial that the nominee who replaces Justice Sandra Day O'Connor not only be intelligent and well-qualified but balanced and fair. His views should be within the mainstream and considered, and they should be without bias, ... In other words, extreme ideology from the right or left is unacceptable.
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If a child is still wetting the bed when he's 8, it's usually simply because he sleeps very soundly.
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I am concerned by a trend on the court to limit this right and curtail women's autonomy, ... It would be very difficult for me to vote to confirm someone to the Supreme Court whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.
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You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play it better than anyone else.
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To the loved ones of those who have been killed or injured I extend my deepest sympathy, ... Their deaths must not be in vain.
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It pains me to admit that people died because aid did not arrive fast enough to those in need.
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It's really more a question of educating the parents, instead of trying to train the children.
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It's got to either be made legal or shut down,
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Where is our National Guard when we need them? Theyre over in Iraq, ... Why is our government continuing to pursue the wrong priorities?