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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I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants.
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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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The law does not allow the FTC to just snap its fingers and temporarily block a merger.
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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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Having seen first-hand how complex and difficult the job is, I believe it vital that the president be able to focus on his never-ending tasks with as few distractions as possible.
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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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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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I thank God every day for my family.
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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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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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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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The task of dealing with global warming is urgent and important.
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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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When people ask what it's like to be an only child, I say it depends on who your parents are. I was lucky.
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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.
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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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Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the president's focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people.
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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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With respect to the legal justifications or the policies relating to the treatment of detainees, I was not aware of any issues on that or the legal memos that subsequently came out until the summer, sometime in 2004, when there started to be news reports on that.
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A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law.