No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Was the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress? — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Do you believe today that the right to privacy does exist in the Constitution? — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
I'd make - before I'd elect somebody - I'd make him do town meetings and face the people and then I would insist that the person not run on a platform of no compromising. The meaningful thing that the leaders could do would be to be dedicated to a discussion across the isle, to vote their consciences and not to… — Arlen Specter Copy Share
As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
