There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.

We must use a judicial, rather than a political, standard to evaluate [a nominee's] fitness for the Supreme Court. That standard must be based on the fundamental principle that judges interpret and apply but do not make law.

We should evaluate judges and judicial nominees based on the general process for applying the law to any legal disputes, not on the specific result in a particular case or dispute.

Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.

America's founders were clear that the Constitution established a federal government of few and defined powers. It cannot regulate any activity it chooses, but they only regulate in those areas which the Constitution grants it power to regulate.

We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.