Jay A. Sekulow
Jay A. Sekulow
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Reagan appointees are now getting to retirement age and a lot of them are retiring, and you've got the Clinton-Gore appointees who are in their prime.
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I've argued cases in the Supreme Court and they'll ask you a question for a minute and a half and you'll think it's a day long. So it's tough.
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This has got the whole conservative base really excited and enthused,
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The focus will soon shift to President Bush's next appointee to the high court. We have no doubt that President Bush will select a nominee who embraces his judicial philosophy of interpreting the Constitution - not legislating from the bench. The political dynamics suggest that the confirmation process for the next nominee will be much more contentious. We hope that isn't the case, but are certainly prepared to move quickly and aggressively to ensure that the next nominee gets a fair hearing and a prompt vote in the Senate.
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I don't think anybody has that crystal ball but the president.
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The president does not have any obligation to make a consensus appointment here. What the president's obligation is, is to pick a judicial conservative, and I believe that's what he's gonna do.
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We've been following Judge Alito's career over the last 15 years, while he's been on the Court of Appeals.
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As a private lawyer, I could bill $750 an hour, but I don't.
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This is the most historic moment in Supreme Court history in our lifetime, no question about it. These are justices who are going to serve for decades.
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They're all focusing on how John Roberts is going to decide Roe v. Wade. That isn't even the right question. I don't even know of a case in the (court) system that addresses it.
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I do not mean that you could continue to do this with propriety or even with safety; I merely assert that the power is, in point of fact, in your hands. And for such a power, what a responsibility to God and man!