Senator Barack Obama |
Senator John McCain |
Summary • Will look for judges like Breyer, Ginsburg, and Souter |
Summary • Will look for judges like Roberts and Alito |
Well, you know, I think actually Justice Breyer, Justice Ginsburg are very sensible judges ... I think that Justice Souter, who was a Republican appointee, is a sensible judge ... I think a judge who is unsympathetic to the fact that, in some cases, we have got to make sure that civil rights are protected, that we have got to make sure that civil liberties are protected, because, oftentimes, there's pressures that are placed on politicians to want to set civil liberties aside, especially at a time when we have had terrorist attacks, making sure that we maintain our separation of powers, so that we don't have a president who is taking over more and more power. I think those are all criteria by which I would judge whether or not this is a good appointee |
"I will look for accomplished men and women with a proven record of excellence in the law, and a proven commitment to judicial restraint. I will look for people in the cast of John Roberts, Samuel Alito, and my friend the late William Rehnquist — jurists of the highest caliber who know their own minds, and know the law, and know the difference. My nominees will understand that there are clear limits to the scope of judicial power, and clear limits to the scope of federal power. They will be men and women of experience and wisdom, and the humility that comes with both. They will do their work with impartiality, honor, and humanity, with an alert conscience, immune to flattery and fashionable theory, and faithful in all things to the Constitution of the United States." |
May 8, 2008 |
May 6, 2008 |
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