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You know, we should not be giving cash to people who basically are just going to blow it on drugsand not take care of their own children.

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Orrin Hatch
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 22
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The debate over judicial nominations is a debate over the judiciary itself. It is a debate over how much power unelected judges should have in our system of government, how much control judges should have over a written constitution that belongs to the people.
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In our system of government, the judicial and legislative branches have different roles. Judges are not politicians. Judges must decide cases, not champion causes. Judges must settle legal disputes, not pursue agendas. Judges must interpret and apply the law, not make the law.
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We must apply a judicial, not a political, standard to this record. Asking a judicial nominee whose side you will be on in future cases is a political standard.
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We should evaluate judges and judicial nominees based on the general process for applying the law to any legal disputes, not on the specific result in a particular case or dispute.
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I sleep so much better at night, knowing that America is protected from thin pickles and fast ketchup.
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I don't want to be overly critical about our military or our intelligence people, because it's a tough job. But neither should think be beating their breasts and saying what a wonderful job they did.
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The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsofts business practices.
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Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .
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Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
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We must apply a judicial rather than a political standard to the information before us [if choosing a Judge].
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If they can shut down ABC News and ABC network programming just because they don't agree on something, it makes you wonder
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We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards.
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No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real. And it comes from the very nature of what judges do.
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Because judges may not issue advisory opinions, judicial nominees may not do so either, especially on issues likely to come before the court. That rule has always been honored.
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We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards. [referring to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon]
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The fact that Judge [Samuel] Alito is such a baseball fan gives me even more confidence that he knows the proper role of a judge.
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However, FDA attempted to reverse this clear congressional intent in March, 1979, by proposing to regulate vitamins and minerals as 'Over-The-Counter' drugs.
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It's typical of Mormon people to love all people, but especially Jewish people.
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