"The use of the word 'overhaul' does not in any way imply usurpation of legislative power by the courts?"
"Judge Sotomayor's words weren't uttered off the cuff. They were carefully crafted, repeated not just once or twice, but at least seven times over several years."
"As an undergraduate, she actively pushed for race-based goals and time tables for faculty hiring."
"If Judge Sotomayor were a white man who suggested that whites or males made better judges, we would not be having this discussion because the nominee would have been forced to withdraw once those word..."
"Identity politics involves a sense of grievance against the majority, a feeling that racism permeates American society and its institutions."
"Seating a Justice on the Supreme Court who does not treat the Second Amendment as a fundamental right deserving of protection against cities and states could do far more damage to the right to keep an..."
"If the Constitution, as I believe, should be interpreted according to the meaning it had at the time it was ratified, it follows directly that the use of contemporary foreign or international law is n..."
"But since the United Nations doesn't share all those norms, importing that single legal proposition into our nation can have very bad consequences for us."
"I understand, at this hearing, Judge Sotomayor disavowed the use of such materials to have any influence on jurisprudence, and I welcome that disavowal."
"I hope that you would look at them and implement them immediately."
"These law enforcement turf battles are unacceptable in this post-9/11 world."
"Our first obligation is to American workers, and to encourage, if not hold accountable, those firms that are looking to fill spots to first turn to the talent pool in America."