Appointments Quote by John Cornyn Download Open image “A Supreme Court nomination and appointment is not a roving commission to rewrite our laws.” — John Cornyn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Appointments Court Law Nominations Roving Supreme Supreme court
The appointment of the next Supreme Court justice must be made in the people's interest and in the nation's interest, not in the interest… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
Supreme Court justices should not be an extension of the Republican Party. — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy. — Lamar S. Smith Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan. — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
I don't think we should have justices appointed that decide what they want to hear. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the rare event that the Supreme Court refuses to play along [...] there is always a perfectly legal, extra-constitutional, quasi-legislative, quasi-executive, quasi-judicial, "independent"… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
Justices are not politicians. They don't run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so. — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
There is no doubt where the founding fathers stood on this issue. They believed that people of faith should be permitted to express themselves… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
I am pleased to report that Texas is known for having one of the strongest set of open government laws in our Nation. And… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
You can always find a reason to say no. It's the easiest vote. It's also not exactly a red badge of courage. — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
The enemy is not just terrorism. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamist terrorism, by Bin Ladin and others who draw on a… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
But I think the - what the tea party movement demonstrates, and I think the, the, the enthusiasm that we're seeing from independents and… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
If there is a nuclear tactic being used here, I submit it is the use of that obstruction where a willful minority blocks a… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
Think for a moment about what Obamacare has done: The federal government has come up with its own (ever-evolving) definition of 'health insurance,' which… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court has never ruled that Congress can use the Commerce Clause to require individuals to engage in an activity they have chosen… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
Depictions or expressions of sex, violence, crime are all permitted virtually without limit; but religion, it seems, never.No wonder many in America seem to… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
But I do think its unwise, and it - to build a mosque at the site where 3,000 Americans lost their lives as a… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
Sometimes, it might be called conservative; sometimes it might be called liberal. But the point is that the meaning of the Constitution and other… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
We're living in a time when parenting is not at all mirroring the way I was parented. For me, I just followed my parents… — Edie Falco Copy Share Image
Mayor De Blasio's appointment of Bill Bratton as police commissioner is the height of hypocrisy. Asking Bratton to stop racial profiling and stop and… — Charles Barron Copy Share Image
When the purpose of the appointment to ,cohabit with the widow bas been attained in accordance with the law, those two shall behave towards… — Guru Nanak Copy Share Image
Prayer is a specific divine appointment, an ordinance of Heaven, whereby God purposes to carry out His gracious designs on earth and to execute… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
Not by appointment do we meet Delight And Joy; they heed not our expectancy; But round some corner in the streets of life, They,… — Gerald Massey Copy Share Image
First, there's the job - where the goal is simply to earn a living and support your family. Then there's the career - where… — Robert Bella Copy Share Image
I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment. — Wess Stafford Copy Share Image
I have a sense of urgency, of time. I am a woman and am always running between work, doctors' appointments, school meetings, filling up… — Segolene Royal Copy Share Image
I worry about the lack of experience that Rex Tillerson has had on the diplomatic front and, frankly, I think that's true for many… — Claire McCaskill 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
The night before, go over your schedule and see what you're going to do and what the purpose of what you're doing is. I… — Robert Pozen Copy Share Image