Ralph Neas Quotes

"Terrence Boyle is a judicial disaster. He has the worst reversal rate of all the district judges nominated by President Bush. Senators should take a careful look at Judge Boyle's record and vote to stop him from taking a powerful lifetime appointment on the appeals court."

"The events of the past week have only underscored that we need Supreme Court justices who value the role of the courts in protecting individuals' rights and freedoms, who understand the nature of discrimination and its continuing impact on our country, and who will uphold the role of the federal government in preserving those rights and acting to protect the common good."

"Of course membership in or participation in Federalist Society events doesn't disqualify someone from office but it can help people understand the judicial philosophy of the nominee, ... The Federalist Society likes to pretend it's just a debating club, but for last 20 years it has been at the forefront of the efforts to push a right-wing counterrevolution in the courts and undo decades worth of precedent."

"It's an open-minded country right now. The hearings always decide what happens to the nominee, and I believe we're in store for a very spirited and robust confirmation process."

"Yesterday he talked about baseball. Today he played dodgeball."

"He has not demonstrated a sufficient commitment to equal justice under the law to be entrusted with upholding the Constitution and our civil rights laws."

"The president must not let the extreme right dictate his next choice, but instead choose a nominee who can bring us together and maintain a fair and independent balance on the Supreme Court."

"There have been two overwhelmingly important votes in the last four and a half years regarding the Constitution, ... One, on Sen. Ashcroft when he was up for attorney general, and today's vote with respect to John Roberts. On both votes, Sen. Feingold voted against the Constitution and against the interests of the American people, and we're especially disappointed in him."

"A titanic clash between two competing and radically different versions of the Constitution."

"It's a titanic clash between two radically different interpretations of the Constitution. . . . It's not good versus evil. It's a tremendous battle over judicial philosophy."

"This was a defeat,"

"This is a debate about two completely different judicial philosophies. It's not about a litmus test issue. It's not about one or two issues. It's about literally dozens of issues that are part of a judicial philosophy."

"Once again, Pat Robertson leaves us speechless with his insensitivity and arrogance."

"He's spent his time talking about baseball, now he's playing dodgeball. I think the American people have a right to know the judicial philosophy of Judge Roberts."

"This one so far is in a class by itself. I'm not sure what's going to happen ... In my three decades plus, I've never seen such immediate and widespread disrespect for a president's decision by activists in his own party. It really is quite extraordinary."

"a game of dodgeball."

"We hope that Senator Reid 's colleagues will reach the same conclusion and take the same strong stand."

"We hope that Senator Reid's colleagues will reach the same conclusion and take the same strong stand."

"There is growing evidence that the confirmation would move the court dramatically to the right, and that is information that the senators did not have before the end of July,"

"The chief justice has unique power and influence as the nation's highest-ranking judge,"