nard Leo Quotes (13 Quotes)

The conservative Leo took comfort in Roberts's answers. Schumer pressed him very hard on accepting the word 'general' in the context of right to privacy, and he refused to do so, ... That says something very meaningful about the way in which he thinks about the right to privacy.

She has been a forceful advocate of conservative legal principles and judicial restraint throughout her career.

She has demonstrated that in her capacity as White House counsel and a senior administration official as well as an active member of the organized bar.

The president's still got substantial approval and popularity among the conservative base in this country, and this is one of the most important issues for that group. I don't think this is a winning issue for Democrats, and I suspect that the president feels very comfortable making this decision based on what philosophically and substantively is right for the country.

Not at all, said Leonard Leo, on leave from the conservative Federalist Society to promote the confirmation effort. What he said about privacy is, in substance, no different from what other recent nominees have said, . . . Justice Clarence Thomas in particular, ... was almost as though you were having a glimpse into the way a judge would sit in his chambers and do the analysis . . . Maybe there are times when a jolt in the legal system is acceptable.

I thought his answers on the privacy issue were pretty good, and were satisfying to me,

that they were very interested in making sure that the president nominated a second individual who shared the philosophy of judicial restraint.

But Roberts has the advantage of being well known to the justices, having argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. He can pull it off because they really respect him, ... What other justices look for in a chief justice is honesty, straight-shooting and smarts. That's what they want and that's what they'll get.

What John Roberts' demeanor and testimony showed is that to be a judicial conservative is to be mainstream.

I think the Democrats have decided that their strategy is going to be to keep the margin of victory as low as possible to condition the environment for a big fight on the next nomination. The White House response is very simple to nominate whoever we want in the future, because Democrats will oppose whoever we nominate.

It took a degree of courage for Harriet to be involved in that. The ABA is a place where there was an awful lot of liberal activism, so it took some courage for a woman to take the position she did.

That took the kind of courage and determination you want on the Supreme Court,

We're supposed to think the Democrats are being magnanimous Give me a break.