Branches Quote by Chuck Grassley

Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice…

— Bennie Thompson

I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus test.

— John McCain

Supreme Court nominations are an occasion to pause and reflect on the values that make our nation strong, just and fair. And we must…

— Edward Kennedy

Supreme Court nominees should know without any doubt that their job is not to impose their own personal opinions of what is right and…

— Chuck Grassley

When it comes to the Supreme Court, the American people have only two times when they have any input into how our Constitution is…

— Mike DeWine

Supreme Court nominees should know that this exercise of judicial restraint is the key ingredient of being good judge, as the Constitution constrains judges…

— Chuck Grassley

We need to consider nominations as thoroughly and carefully as the American people deserve. No one is entitled to a free pass to a…

— Patrick Leahy

The American people deserve a Supreme Court justice who can demonstrate that he or she will not be beholden to the president, but only…

— Patrick Leahy

We must use a judicial, rather than a political, standard to evaluate [a nominee's] fitness for the Supreme Court. That standard must be based…

— Orrin Hatch

There are a lot of wonderful people in America who shouldn't be on the Supreme Court - and a lot who should be on…

— David Frum

I want to appoint Supreme Court justices who understand the way the world really works, who have real-life experience, who have not just been…

— Hillary Clinton

The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice.

— Mitch McConnell