Orrin Hatch Quotes - Page 2

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• I believe in the separation of powers. If a judge crosses the line between interpreting and making the law, he has crossed the line supporting his legitimate authority from the legislative branch's authority. Now, to me that's a very serious matter if we believe, as America's founders, did that the separation of powers - not just in theory or in textbook but in practice in the actual functioning of government - is the linchpin of limited government and liberty.

  Orrin Hatch

  Believe, Judging, Liberty

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .

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  Giving, Judging, Advice

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• When Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg was before us in 1993, she said that her standard was to give no hints, no forecasts, no previews, and declined to answer dozens of questions.

  Orrin Hatch

  Giving, Judging, Hints

  U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

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• We must apply a judicial, not a political, standard to this record. Asking a judicial nominee whose side you will be on in future cases is a political standard.

  Orrin Hatch

  Political, Asking, Records

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.

  Orrin Hatch

  Expectations, Facts, Sometimes

  "Ashcroft, senators offer plans to investigate FBI" by From Terry Freiden, www.cnn.com. June 20, 2001.

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• Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition.

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  Technology, Practice, Competition

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• As was noted in the Wall Street Journal, last March 21st, FDA approval of drug labelling, '...requires seven to ten years, and costs each applicant an average of $70 million.'

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  Wall, Dark, Fda

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• I think that support of this [stem cell] research is a pro-life pro-family position. This research holds out hope for more than 100 million Americans.

  Orrin Hatch

  Life, Hope, Science

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• The only ones who will see an increase in pay are some of the trial lawyers who bring the cases.

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  Trials, Pay, Lawyer

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• No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real. And it comes from the very nature of what judges do.

  Orrin Hatch

  Real, Judging, May

  "Day One of the Roberts Hearings". Orrin Hatch's speech at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of John Roberts to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., www.washingtonpost.com. September 12, 2005.

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• Judges who take the law into their own hands, who make up constitutional 'rights' in order to strike down laws they oppose, undermine the people's right to have their values shape public policy and define the culture.

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  Rights, Hands, Order

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• The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsofts business practices.

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  Doors, Practice, Microsoft

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• We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards. [referring to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon]

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  Fear, September 11, World

  "Witnesses and leaders on terrorist attacks". www.cnn.com. September 11, 2001.

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• If they can shut down ABC News and ABC network programming just because they don't agree on something, it makes you wonder

  Orrin Hatch

  News, Wonder, Programming

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• By admitting they have no contingency plan to assist the millions that may lose subsidies, the administration confirms how the misguided law is unworkable for the American people. I’m committed to working with my Republican colleagues on how Congress can respond to help those hurt by Obamacare’s broken promises.

  Orrin Hatch

  Hurt, Law, Obamacare

  "U.S. health official says no fix if Obamacare subsidies thrown out" by Yasmeen Abutaleb, www.reuters.com. February 25, 2015.

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• The debate over judicial nominations is a debate over the judiciary itself. It is a debate over how much power unelected judges should have in our system of government, how much control judges should have over a written constitution that belongs to the people.

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  Government, Should Have, Judging

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Our heroes are fighting to bring stability to the Middle East, and they have put pressure on all of the tyrannies of the Middle East. They have taken a stand against tyranny, against terrorists, and for the prospect of decent societies throughout that region.

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  Hero, Taken, Fighting

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• We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards.

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  September 11, September, Remembrance For 9 11

  " Witnesses and leaders on terrorist attacks", www.cnn.com. September 11, 2001.

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• This principle that judges are not politicians lies at the very heart of a judicial job - of the judicial job description.

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  Jobs, Lying, Heart

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• The fact that Judge [Samuel] Alito is such a baseball fan gives me even more confidence that he knows the proper role of a judge.

  Orrin Hatch

  Baseball, Giving, Judging

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• We should evaluate judges and judicial nominees based on the general process for applying the law to any legal disputes, not on the specific result in a particular case or dispute.

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  Law, Judging, Disputes

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Because judges may not issue advisory opinions, judicial nominees may not do so either, especially on issues likely to come before the court. That rule has always been honored.

  Orrin Hatch

  Issues, Judging, May

  U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

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• We must apply a judicial rather than a political standard to the information before us [if choosing a Judge].

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  Judging, Political, Information

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Scorecards are common in the political process, but they are inappropriate in the judicial process. The most important tools in the judicial confirmation process are not litmus paper and a calculator.

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  Political, Important, Tools

  "Senate Confirmation Hearings - Day 1". www.nytimes.com. January 9, 2006.

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• Ending up in the right place in this debate requires starting in the right place. The right place to start is the proper discrimination of what judges are supposed to do, and the rest of the process should reflect this judicial job description.

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  Jobs, Judging, Discrimination

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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