Jon Kyl

I am introducing, along with Senators Feinstein and Lieberman, legislation that will help to close the door to passport fraud.

It is clear that you would need a broader interpretation of the Quarles exception in these terrorism cases...

The American people must wonder whether the Obama administration is really committed to securing the border when it sues a state that is simply trying to protect its people by enforcing immigration law.

The court existed primarily to fulfill this mission.

In Justice Marshall's view, constitutional interpretation demanded above all else that the courts show a special solicitude for the despised and disadvantaged.

Well, the stats are 80 percent. So that is a pretty good percentage, when you ask them to take a case and they do.

Judges should have a keen understanding of how the law affects the daily lives of the American people and know that in a democracy, powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens.

For once on the side of the angels.

So let me start by asking you the standard for judges in approaching cases that we talked about, starting with the President's idea.

It was the role of the courts in interpreting the Constitution to protect the people who went unprotected by every other organ of government.

Judges should have a keen understanding of how the law affects the daily lives of the American people.

We do need more diversity on the Court.

The role of a judge is to put aside any biases or prejudices and to impartially apply the law.

I too am baffled that upholding political speech in the First Amendment is not considered a liberal decision.

As to the first three, I take from the invitation to have them testify a hope that their presence argues for a justice who would rule for them.

I only regret that none of my democratic colleagues except Senator Kaufman are here to be instructed in the error of their ways.

The whole point of the Court's rule is to interpret what is permitted under the Constitution

I absolutely disagree with you about that.

Unfortunately the Graham Amendment would prohibit challenges to detention practices, treatment of prisoners, adjudications of their guilt and their punishment.

I think that there wouldn't be anything wrong with the Committee understanding whether or not your decision was based on considerations other than purely legal.

There is no Federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage.

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