Constitution Quotes by Herb Kohl

A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.

— Herb Kohl

Judicial excellence requires an understanding that the law is more than an intellectual game and more than a mental exercise. He or she must…

— Herb Kohl

Even as we pour hundreds of billions of dollars into our efforts in the Middle East, there is much that needs to be done…

— Herb Kohl

We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for…

— Herb Kohl

Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.

— Herb Kohl

We give Supreme Court justices this freedom because we expect them to remain above the pull of politics, to avoid the effects of public…

— Herb Kohl

Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be…

— Herb Kohl

When the President makes something a priority, we see action

— Herb Kohl

Over the course of more than 200 years, it has found a right to equal education regardless of race. It has guaranteed an attorney…

— Herb Kohl

We need to fight the plague of the uninsured the way we have fought other threats to our way of life and our basic…

— Herb Kohl

Its time to stop defending a system that is clearly in dire need of reform, stop issuing reports and setting up new roadblocks, and…

— Herb Kohl

I will vote my hopes and not my fears

— Herb Kohl

Judicial excellence means that a Supreme Court justice must have a sense of the values from which our core of our political- economic system…

— Herb Kohl

Whether interpreting the Constitution or filling in the blanks of a law or a regulation, every word of the court's opinion can widen or…

— Herb Kohl

If confirmed, [Judge of the Supreme Court] will write the words that will either broaden or narrow our rights for the rest of your…

— Herb Kohl