Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions IIIis the junior United States Senator from Alabama. First elected in 1996, Sessions is a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 December 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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I think conservatives do not have confidence she has a well-formed judicial philosophy, and they are afraid she might drift and be a part of the activist group like Justice Souter has, ... She will need to articulate a vision of the Constitution and the role of a judge that is sound or she could be in trouble with the Republican senators.
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She will need to articulate a vision of the Constitution and the role of a judge that is sound or she could be in trouble with the Republican senators,
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Chief Justice Rehnquist understood that liberty requires order and further that our Constitution always recognizes that fact,
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The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than protect our nation's security.
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When figures start flowing up to $200 billion, I have concerns, ... $1 billion is a lot of money.
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... When he elevates terrorists over other people who may well deserve pardons much more, or having their sentence cut much more, he has abused his power and abused his office,
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I was uneasy about it, and I just explained my unease, ... I shared with Dan my observations, the good and the bad. I think the American people at this point in time would desire a person who is steeped in constitutional jurisprudence, particularly the people who supported President Bush.
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It is not necessary to have a mandated, statutorily appointed czar.
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I might have liked a different type nominee myself, but that's the president's choice.
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who happen to speak with an accent, a southern accent.
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We have a little bit of a problem now with confidence in that commission, ... For her to continue to play a key role in it when she herself really should be one of the people being reviewed is difficult for me to swallow.
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We have all the hallmarks here of a rush to spend money. We have got to be careful that this does not become a feeding frenzy. ... This is our grandchildren's money.
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We are not going hog wild restraining American liberties. In fact, the trend has been to provide more and more protections.
We are not going hog-wild restraining American liberties.