Political Quotes

Edward M. Kennedy: “I'm gravely concerned by Judge Alito's clear record of support for vast presidential authority, unchecked by the other…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2006
I'm gravely concerned by Judge Alito's clear record of support for vast presidential authority, unchecked by the other two branches of government.
Said by
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Ted Kennedy highlights his worries regarding Alito's stance on presidential authority and its implications for personal freedoms.

Share

More from Edward M. Kennedy

Mar 23, 2023

The Airline Deregulation Act... was nothing less than a miracle of public policy.

congress.gov
Mar 22, 2021

The state of a family's health will never again depend on the amount of a family's wealth was the great unfinished business of our society.

congress.gov
Mar 8, 2023

Federal Express is notorious for its anti-union ideology, but there is no justification for Congress becoming an accomplice in its union-busting tactics.

congress.gov
Apr 21, 2013

We believe that immigrants, like women and African Americans before them, have rights in this country, and the time is ripe for a new civil rights moment.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation