What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.

The people believed that while the courts would be independent, they would defer to the political branches on policy issues.

Seats on the [Court] bench are not reserved for causes or interests. They're given to those who will uphold the rule of law so long as the nominee is well-qualified to interpret and apply the law.

We are at our best when we help the weakest. The weak make us strong.

The Supreme Court has also issued and never reversed a number of decisions that are repugnant to the Constitution's vision of human dignity and equality.

I stated at Justice [John] Roberts' hearing, the court's injected itself into many of the political debates of our day.

I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative. I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues.