Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownbackis an American politician currently serving as Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, Brownback was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives during the Republican Revolution of 1994, representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district for a single term, before running in a 1996 special election for the Senate seat previously held by Bob Dole. He won that election, and two regular elections following, serving until 2011. He ran for president in 2008, but withdrew...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 September 1956
CityGarnett, KS
CountryUnited States of America
She has the great misfortune of following Elvis, if you will, in John Roberts. We may not have another person come forward like him for some time: just a brilliant legal scholar, a fabulous constitutional lawyer.
Most of us right now are in the process of ... due diligence, ... What do we know about this candidate? What can we know to make an informed decision?
None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly, ... The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is time to act.
we just don't know her background on judicial restraint and on the Constitution.
It is time to look at the unborn child, and recognize that it is really a young human, who can feel pain and should be treated with care.
It looks like to me that he is open to review cases as he should be as a judge.
It seems like it's a move that they're making earlier,
I want to ask her about it (the speeches) and her philosophy.
It's almost a CSI-type of case. ... You're left piecing together bits of evidence to try to ascertain what kind of jurists that they would be on the bench.
A lot of us wanted somebody who has a pretty well-established and thought-through and set judicial philosophy,
You're going to get a filibuster either way. So let's fight over something we know what the fight is about.
You don't have an unlimited number of bullets, so you save your next shot and go for then,
This is the type of nominee I've been asking for,
an individual of unquestionable qualifications and a long judicial track record.