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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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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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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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.
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We do not believe voters gave President Bush a mandate to turn back the clock decades on so many of our legal protections.
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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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I'm tempted to call my friendly adversaries on the right and ask them whether we can make some joint recommendations to the Senate on document requests of the White House and the line of questioning during the hearings.
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At this stage you can never tell, ... Conventional wisdom going into every hearing is the nominee is going to be confirmed.
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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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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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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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This is a critically important vote, and it will be something that all progressive organizations will remember forever.
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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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This is going to be the most important, most controversial Supreme Court confirmation battle since Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.