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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Thus, he brought a renewed emphasis on the rights of victims as well as a new respect for the law officer who works to make this a safe place to live, ... As a young prosecutor, I remember being thrilled to read Chief Justice Rehnquist's dissents in criminal law cases, often lone dissents, that in some cases have become majority opinions of the court under his leadership.
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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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It's amazing we can't get these officials confirmed. They're tying it to an unrelated matter about judges to in fact hamper -- actually undermine -- the ability of the Department of Justice to function. It's really irresponsible,
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The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal.
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We need to give them [the Justice Department] as much power as we can without eroding fundamental liberties.
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To remain competitive in the global economy, American industry needs a well trained work force with skills to meet today's advanced industry and manufacturing challenges.
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The good news is that the BRAC process has now confirmed Anniston as the department's Center for Industrial and Technical Excellence. This means that Anniston's mission and work force have been affirmed and the depot remains poised to continue to enhance its workload and employees,
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Yes, you have some have some complainers in the Congress, but we voted to send our soldiers to this effort. Nobody else authorized you to go; we voted to support it, ... And I would also note that terrorists aren't happy with you either.
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We've put our treasure and our moral authority and the lives of our soldiers to this effort. A lot of Americans wish we'd never been there and it hadn't cost so much ... but that's not the question.
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We should do a good enforcement bill and leave the administration to execute it, then in the meantime, talk seriously about what we want to do about the future.
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I have great confidence in her integrity and legal skills, but her judicial philosophy is not that well known. I think there will be some nervousness among grass-roots Americans who are unhappy with the activist tendency of the court, ... A lot will depend on how she testifies and how her philosophy of the law is revealed.
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I'd be pleased if you could clone John Roberts,
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I am disappointed that the Democratic leader Harry Reid has apparently urged his colleagues to vote no on this nomination. ... I think it may affect votes on the floor to make this a leadership issue.