#judiciary

I find it difficult to believe that God would want us to strip the courts of their powers to interpret the laws of this land, albeit with the divergent opinions. I shudder that my colleagues do not understand the dynamics of the Federal judiciary. ↗

— Alcee Hastings

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We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the judiciary is the safeguard of our property and our liberty and our property under the Constitution. ↗

— Charles Evans Hughes

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My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary. ↗

— Victor Ponta

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I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary. ↗

— Samuel Alito

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The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

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Perhaps you should say there should be mandatory retirement even of members of the court, members of the federal judiciary. I'm sure there can be questions about whether one does as good work when you get into your - you know, I'm 67. ↗

— William Rehnquist

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Maintaining checks and balances on the power of the Judiciary Branch and the other two branches is vital to keep the form of government set up by our Founding Fathers. ↗

— Todd Tiahrt

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I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that. ↗

— Michael Newdow

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