"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 not proper."
"I want to say to you that there's a Supreme Court decision called Baker v. Nelson, 1972."
"Identity politics involves a sense of grievance against the majority, a feeling that racism permeates American society and its institutions."
"People always say I have the ability to turn people on."
"I thought I was asking a very simple question based upon a precedent that Baker v. Nelson is."
"I assume that I get the time that he didn't use?"
"So do you agree that marriage is a question reserved for the States to decide based on Baker v. Nelson?"
"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."
"Now, I believe that I'm going to ask you something you've never been asked before during this hearing, I hope."
"As an undergraduate, she actively pushed for race-based goals and time tables for faculty hiring."