#judiciary

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

#judges #judiciary #liberty #our #property

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

— Samuel Alito

#congress #equal #fully #i #i think

The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#blowing #decisions #democracy #independent #judges

The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America. ↗

— Jay Alan Sekulow

#committee #conservative #exceptional #fact #john

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and a compliant federal judiciary, he and his allies are likely to embark on a campaign of political retribution the likes of which we haven't seen since Richard Nixon. ↗

— Paul Begala

#bush #campaign #compliant #congress #embark

Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#business #business community #citizenry #community #confidence

Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#confirm #court #does #function #judges

My first endeavor was to save the core of the German system of justice: the independent judiciary. ↗

— Hans Frank

#endeavor #first #german #independent #judiciary

And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

#confirmation #front #hours #i #judiciary

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

— Victor Ponta

#independence #judiciary #promised #respect