The people believed that while the courts would be independent, they would defer to the political branches on policy issues. — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
It may seem ironic that the judicial branch preserves its legitimacy through refraining from action on political questions. That concept was put… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
I want to note that, historically, the make-up of the court has changed just as elected branches have change. — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
The next president needs to know foreign policy and not learn it on the job. — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
I always think that the party that offers the most hope and ideas for the future is the party that wins. — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
I've been around the government system and believe me it's built to spend. You've got to change the system, otherwise it's like asking a… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
We must do everything we can to be more aggressive in confronting Syria about what they are doing in Iraq. — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
Unborn children can experience pain even more so than adults as the baby has more pain receptors per square inch than at any other… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
Among the most famous of these Supreme Court cases of exercise of political power I believe are the cases of Roe V. Wade and… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
History has shown that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg did, in fact, dramatically change the balance of the court in many critical areas, such as… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
Immigration is a volatile issue, but we're in the middle of it now, and probably the worst thing to do is to not do… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
As I noted to my colleagues in the Roberts' hearings, in a year between 80 percent to 90 percent of the children in America… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
The historical relationship between Christians and Jews for most of the two thousand years of Christianity has not been good and it's been mostly… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
The court's injected itself in the definition of marriage, deciding whether or not human life is worth protecting, permitting government to transfer private property… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
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