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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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Orrin Hatch
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 22
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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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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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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.
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There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end it's the beginning.
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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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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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We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards.
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The place where you got to get revenues has to come from the middle class. That's where the huge number of people that are there. So the system does need to be revamped [to tax the rich less and the middle class more.]
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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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The only ones who will see an increase in pay are some of the trial lawyers who bring the cases.
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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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The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsofts business practices.
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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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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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I sleep so much better at night, knowing that America is protected from thin pickles and fast ketchup.
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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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We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.
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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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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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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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