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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.
Orrin Hatch
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Orrin Hatch
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 22
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More quotes by Orrin Hatch
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'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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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
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
It's typical of Mormon people to love all people, but especially Jewish people.
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There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end it's the beginning.
Orrin Hatch
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 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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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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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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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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Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
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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.
Orrin Hatch
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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The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsofts business practices.
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We must remember that judicial nominees are constrained in what they may discuss and how they may discuss it.
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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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I think that support of this [stem cell] research is a pro-life pro-family position. This research holds out hope for more than 100 million Americans.
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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.'
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