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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Ultraconservatives are so determined to swing the Supreme Court to the right that they pounded their own president's nominee into submission and now demand a nominee with unquestioned far-right credentials.
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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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won't push the court dramatically to the right.
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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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Replacing two justices at the same time will have an enormous impact on the court and the lives and liberties of all Americans for decades.
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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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The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court.
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It would be an invitation for George W. Bush to name someone as extreme as he wants to for the O'Connor vacancy.
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could have a tremendous impact on the judiciary well into the 21st century.
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There's no question there will be an acceleration of efforts.
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We had hoped that President Bush would unite the country around a nominee who would maintain the current balance on the court, a nominee all Americans could count on to uphold our rights and liberties. Sadly, President Bush did not do that.
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I think John Roberts always was the front-runner for the Rehnquist seat. I would guess that Roberts has been the choice for some time. The only curve was that O'Connor was the person (to retire), not Rehnquist.
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We would be extraordinarily disappointed in any senator who votes for John Roberts or any other nominee who would turn back the clock on fundamental rights and liberties, ... That's the kind of vote that would never be forgotten.