Brett Kavanaugh Quotes
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A ban on a class of arms is not an 'incidental' regulation. It is equivalent to a ban on a category of speech.
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If confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully. That would be binding precedent of the court. It's been decided by the Supreme Court.
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A president who is concerned about an ongoing criminal investigation is almost inevitably going to do a worse job as president.
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I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants.
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Even the lesser burdens of a criminal investigation - including preparing for questioning by criminal investigators - are time-consuming and distracting.
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In my view, it is unreasonable for EPA to exclude considerations of costs in determining whether it is 'appropriate' to impose significant new regulations on electric utilities.
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There is one kind of judge. There is an independent judge under our Constitution.
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Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the president's focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people.
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I’m a geek, I’m a geek, I’m a power tool. When I sing this song, I look like a fool.
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If the president does something dastardly, the impeachment process is available.
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The earth is warming. Humans are contributing.
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The law does not allow the FTC to just snap its fingers and temporarily block a merger.
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The task of dealing with global warming is urgent and important.
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The motto of my Jesuit high school was 'Men for others.' I've tried to live that creed.
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Justice Kennedy devoted his career to securing liberty. I am deeply honored to be nominated to fill his seat on the Supreme Court.
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People sometimes ask what prior legal experience has been most useful for me as a judge. And I say, 'I certainly draw on all of them,' but I also say that my five-and-a-half years at the White House and especially my three years as staff secretary for President George W. Bush were the most interesting and informative for me.
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My mom was a teacher. In the 1960s and '70s, she taught history at two largely African American public high schools in Washington, D.C. - McKinley Tech and H.D. Woodson. Her example taught me the importance of equality for all Americans.
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My wife, Ashley, is a West Texan, a graduate of Abilene Cooper Public High School and the University of Texas.
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The Senate should consider a rule ensuring that every judicial nominee receives a vote by the Senate within 180 days of being nominated by the president.
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A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law.
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The nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots.
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My dad went to law school at night while working full-time. He has an unparalleled work ethic and has passed down to me his passion for playing and watching sports. I love him dearly.
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I thank God every day for my family.
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A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent.