#judicial

The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left. ↗

— Robert Bork

#because #change #congress #constitution #constitutional

Imagine a judicial nominee said 'my experience as a white man makes me better than a Latina woman.' Wouldn't they have to withdraw? New racism is no better than old racism. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#experience #imagine #judicial #latina #makes

It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping judicial nominations, the Energy bill, or this Medicare bill. ↗

— Jim Bunning

#bill #body #energy #energy bill #everything

An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty. ↗

— DMX

#fundamental #guilty #important #innocence #judicial

In fact cycling has always been 'saved' by judicial investigations and not by the anti-doping controls we put in place. That's the harsh truth. We have relied on them to clean the sport up. ↗

— David Millar

#been #clean #controls #cycling #fact

Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#america #control #judicial #judicial activism #marriage

I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment to other more constant values as to which there is general consensus. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

#commitment #consensus #constant #general #i

Judicial review has been a part of our democracy in this constitutional government for over 200 years. ↗

— Ron Kind

#constitutional #constitutional government #democracy #government #judicial

Such a prostitution of judicial power can never occur again under the shadow of the British law, for no jury within the wide circle of the empire would submit to such an infraction of their privilege, even if a judge could be found daring enough to attempt it. ↗

— Joseph Howe

#attempt #british #circle #could #daring

Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law. ↗

— Lamar S. Smith

#judges #judicial #law #occurs #own