Political Quotes

“In addition, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter signed by a variety of leaders expressing their opposition to this nomination. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: May 24, 2012. Re Opposition to Andrew David Hurwitz. Hon. Jon Kyl, Hart Senate Office Building, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Senator Kyl: Your long and distinguished career in the Senate has given us many opportunities to agree with each other, particularly on the issues of life and defense of the unborn. In recognition of this legacy, we respectfully ask that you vote ``nay'' on the question of the confirmation of Andrew David Hurwitz to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and that you encourage your Senate colleagues to do the same. Hurwitz was a key author of two pro-abortion court decisions whose rationale was significantly relied upon by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade. As a young law clerk to Judge Jon O. Newman (U.S. District Court Judge for the Dist. of Connecticut) Hurwitz played a key role in authoring two 1972 decisions which the U.S. Supreme Court mimicked and expanded in the majority opinion of Roe v. Wade. Hurwitz accurately claims that these pro-abortion decisions influenced the Supreme Court's decision in Roe and Hurwitz makes it clear that he is proud of his role in these pro- abortion decisions. Hurwitz wrote: ``One need no longer speculate on the point: it is now clear that Jon O.…”