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We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.
Orrin Hatch
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Orrin Hatch
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 22
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United States Senator
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Orrin Grant Hatch
Orrin G. Hatch
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Our heroes are fighting to bring stability to the Middle East, and they have put pressure on all of the tyrannies of the Middle East. They have taken a stand against tyranny, against terrorists, and for the prospect of decent societies throughout that region.
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Ending up in the right place in this debate requires starting in the right place. The right place to start is the proper discrimination of what judges are supposed to do, and the rest of the process should reflect this judicial job description.
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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.
Orrin Hatch
We must apply a judicial rather than a political standard to the information before us [if choosing a Judge].
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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 .
Orrin Hatch
As was noted in the Wall Street Journal, last March 21st, FDA approval of drug labelling, '...requires seven to ten years, and costs each applicant an average of $70 million.'
Orrin Hatch
The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited.
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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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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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The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsofts business practices.
Orrin Hatch
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]
Orrin Hatch
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.
Orrin Hatch
Judges who take the law into their own hands, who make up constitutional 'rights' in order to strike down laws they oppose, undermine the people's right to have their values shape public policy and define the culture.
Orrin Hatch
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.
Orrin Hatch
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.
Orrin Hatch
It's typical of Mormon people to love all people, but especially Jewish people.
Orrin Hatch
The only ones who will see an increase in pay are some of the trial lawyers who bring the cases.
Orrin Hatch
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.
Orrin Hatch
There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end it's the beginning.
Orrin Hatch
We must remember that judicial nominees are constrained in what they may discuss and how they may discuss it.
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