Political Quotes

“I rise today in opposition to the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Upon President Obama's nomination of Ms. Kagan, I stated that I would base my decision on what I could ascertain about her judicial philosophy from other components of her record, in light of her lack of judicial experience. What little information she offered during her confirmation hearings did not accrue to her credit, in my judgment. I am unconvinced that the hostility Ms. Kagan demonstrated toward the second amendment as clerk to Justice Marshall, counsel for the Clinton administration, and as Solicitor General under President Obama has changed or would not drive her legal opinions on the matter. Ms. Kagan has spent her career implementing antigun initiatives and evidence of her antagonistic attitude towards the second amendment can be found from the beginning of her legal career. As a U.S. Supreme Court law clerk in 1987, Ms. Kagan stated she was 'not sympathetic' toward a man who contended that his constitutional rights were violated when he was convicted for carrying an unlicensed gun.”