Political Quotes

“on the question of the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito, when you boil everything down and clear away all of the other issues, the most important thing each of us wants from a judge is fairness and impartiality. None of us would want to go into a courtroom and think our judge had already made up his mind before hearing our case. Whether we are rich or poor, weak or strong, but especially if we are poor or weak, victim or defendant, we need to know we will get a fair trial. We would not get a fair trial if we faced a judge who had already made up his mind. Not only would the deck be stacked against us, we would be dealt a losing hand if we had to face a judge with an agenda different from our case. That is what justice means--impartial and objective. That is the kind of judge we want hearing our case, and that is the kind of judge Sam Alito is. Everything we have learned about Judge Alito, from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, his lengthy record of decided cases, to the testimonials of his colleagues and peers, tells us that Judge Alito will be a fair, impartial, and objective Justice. Judge Alito has told us how he believes a judge cannot prejudge an issue, a judge cannot have an agenda, a judge cannot have a preferred outcome in any particular case. I was so glad to see that during his confirmation hearing Judge Alito would not allow himself to be forced into prejudging any cases. Now, many tried.…”