Ralph Neas
Ralph Neas
Ralph Neasis former President and CEO of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, a Washington, D.C.-based trade association, representing generic drug makers and suppliers...
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We opposed Alberto Gonzales when he was nominated to be attorney general.
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It's important to have a strong progressive Democratic vote against John Roberts. If there is a vigorous opposition, that will send a signal on the next vacancy that there could be a contested nomination.
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That's what needs to be articulated. That's what's at stake, and no one is doing that effectively.
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could have a tremendous impact on the judiciary well into the 21st century.
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It makes no sense to divert funds from public schools that are enrolling hurricane victims, just to make President Bush 's far-right political backers happy. This is bad policy.
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It's going to be a close vote, in the committee and on the floor.
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It is tempting to just sit back and smile at the angst among all the right-wingers. But there's just too much at stake. Her vote could push the court dramatically to the right.
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They will have no standing to criticize President Bush, John Roberts and the court for taking away fundamental rights that the American people thought was theirs forever.
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It really is like spontaneous combustion. Everything has been organized virtually from the ground up, and I think everybody, including the celebrities, is just catching up with this movement.
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This is a critically important vote, and it will be something that all progressive organizations will remember forever.
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The nomination of John Roberts has evolved considerably since July, when the White House was successful in portraying him as a lawyer above the fray.... Almost daily revelations coming out of the Reagan presidential library show someone at the epicenter of a comprehensive assault on fundamental rights that have been part of the law for decades,
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This is going to be the most important, most controversial Supreme Court confirmation battle since Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
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This is the first time in 11 years that we've had a Supreme Court vacancy, the longest time since 1823.
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There's no question there will be an acceleration of efforts.