Judiciary Quotes

It`s a big loss for the judiciary but a bigger loss for kids.

Our runaway judiciary is badly in need of restraint by Congress.

This has not been a legislative process worthy of the Senate. Members of the Judiciary Committee, as I just said, were implored to save their amendments for the floor. Then, when we got here, we were told no amendments could be accepted.

I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and a compliant federal judiciary, he and his allies are likely to embark on a campaign of political retribution the likes of which we haven`t seen since Richard Nixon.

I was asked three times directly in the hearing before the board of the judiciary whether or not I would continue to acknowledge God if I were to resume my position as chief justice. And I said I would.

What happens in the legal system is not tied to the university judiciary. There is no connection. It doesn`t matter.

My first endeavor was to save the core of the German system of justice: the independent judiciary.

(That approach encourages Judiciary Democrats, as well as outside groups opposing Roberts.) I have a high degree of confidence that (Specter) will carry out his duties objectively (and) carefully, and ferret out the facts, ... I have concerns..., but Specter is not one of them.

In our constitutional system the separation of powers is paramount -- the judiciary must remain independent of the executive. Federal courts can only be asked to exercise judicial functions.

One of the most critical issues facing agriculture right now is the immigration reform that was just taken up by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The House passed an immigration bill at the end of 2005 that could be very harmful to agriculture.

I think that Congress` ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.

Jim, I`m not aware of any formal requests from the Senate Judiciary Committee for these kinds of documents.

I find it difficult to believe that God would want us to strip the courts of their powers to interpret the laws of this land, albeit with the divergent opinions. I shudder that my colleagues do not understand the dynamics of the Federal judiciary.

We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the judiciary is the safeguard of our property and our liberty and our property under the Constitution.

Are we going to demand that they come before the Senate Judiciary Committee and renounce their faith before they become a federal judge?

Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs.

A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that.

Maintaining checks and balances on the power of the Judiciary Branch and the other two branches is vital to keep the form of government set up by our Founding Fathers.

(Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., obviously not a student of history, is demanding that Roberts cough up his personal views on political issues during his hearings.) What is not a good thing to do is stonewall the (Judiciary) Committee, ... The American people are entitled to know what this man`s views are.

Let the (political forces) guarantee support for the investigation which the judiciary is carrying out to identify those responsible for my husband`s death,