This is the first time in 11 years that we've had a Supreme Court vacancy, the longest time since 1823.
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We are disappointed with those Democrats and moderate Republicans who chose to support Judge Roberts despite his long record of working to undermine rights and legal protections, his evasive answers to the Senate, and the Bush administration's continued refusal to release key documents that would have illuminated his record and approach to the Constitution.Ralph Neas
I'm tempted to call my friendly adversaries on the right and ask them whether we can make some joint recommendations to the Senate on document requests of the White House and the line of questioning during the hearings.
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The conventional wisdom going into the hearings for (high court nominees Clarence) Thomas and (Robert) Bork was that they were going to get confirmed. One (Thomas) was barely confirmed, and the other was resoundingly defeated.
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At this stage you can never tell, ... Conventional wisdom going into every hearing is the nominee is going to be confirmed.
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We're going to make sure that Americans understand what is at stake.
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