Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatchis an American politician who is the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, serving since January 2015...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 March 1934
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These are all people who didn't have one ounce of judicial experience . . . yet rose to be great justices,
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But we must realize, as we have in the past, that simply asking a question does not mean a judicial nominee should answer it.
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Politics must not undermine the principles and standards we apply to every judicial nomination.
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She's going to have to answer a lot of questions about her judicial philosophy, and I believe that she will be able to do that,
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This vote should have been 100-0. But 78 senators applied the right standard in evaluating a judicial nominee - a nonpolitical standard - and that's a good sign.
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He's going to have to abide by the canons of judicial ethics, which basically state you never discuss things which might come up before your court in the future, ... no matter how much they badger him or say they aren't going to vote for him.
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We must remember that judicial nominees are constrained in what they may discuss and how they may discuss it.
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I've never seen anyone do a better job. You have made a very, very strong presentation here.
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It would be a national catastrophe if they can only be given to the wealthy.
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is not a myth, it is a reality.
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encourages Y2K problem-solving, rather than encouraging a rush to the courthouse.
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Even for the Clinton Administration, the ends do not justify the means, ... As pleased as most of us are that Elian is reunited with his father ... our oversight responsibilities compel us to examine whether the conduct of the attorney general and the Department of Justice are in accord with federal law, effective law-enforcement procedures, and the Constitution.
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Rather than admit that they have indeed imposed such terms, and explain to us why we should not find them objectionable, Microsoft has consistently sought to avoid the existence and implications of the contracts,
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Of the 67 attorneys general we have had, only a handful have come close to the qualifications that John Ashcroft possesses, ... He has always been committed to equal justice and opportunity for all.