Arlen Specter: “I want to return to the issue of the basic authority and responsibility of the Supreme Court to decide the major cases…”

Congressional legislation 'doesn't amount to anything if the president can say, 'My constitutional authority supersedes the statute.'

Because it is so important for the public to know how its Government functions, and because the Supreme Court affects the lives of Americans in such great detail.

Well, you are the Senate. You decide how to proceed.

We are trying to make sure that we have maximum impact in the places that could use the money the most.