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Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.

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Jun 30, 2010

I think the fact that you don't like what he said makes me feel better about you because this is so nebulous and so empowering to a judge it would make an elected official like me feel very worried that the judge doesn't understand the…

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Jun 30, 2010

General Kagan is simply a terrific antidote to the lack of practical, real world understanding of the Court.

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Jun 30, 2010

I hope the Court would consider the modern concept of the viability in the 21st century and whatever protection you could give the unborn would be much appreciated on my part by considering science, not your personal feelings, because I…

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Jun 30, 2010

Filibusters should only be used in extraordinary circumstances.

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Jun 30, 2010

We were lucky as a nation that a bunch of people didn't get killed on Christmas day or in the middle of Hanukkah or whatever holiday it may be.

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Jun 30, 2010

What I'm trying to illustrate is that the public safety exception I'm looking for would allow the intelligence community to find out about where this guy came from.

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Jun 30, 2010

The battlefield extends beyond Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Jun 30, 2010

I think it is one of the great tragedies for the country that he was never able to sit on an appellate court.

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Jun 30, 2010

The Federal court should become the vehicle by which the executive is forced to choose between two intolerable options, submitting to intrusive and harmful discovery or releasing dangerous detainee.

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Jun 30, 2010

So you agree with me that in war you don't have to read the enemy their rights because you are not talking about fighting crime, you are talking about fighting a war, is that correct?

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Jun 30, 2010

There was a legitimate legal debate taking place in the courts over the Solomon Amendment.

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Jun 30, 2010

I think a lot of Americans agree with you; some do and some don't.

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