Under the president's spying program, there are no checks and balances. There is no outside review of the legality of this brazen infringement on the civil rights and liberties of the American people. Undeterred by the public outcry, the president [George Bush] vows to continue spying on American citizens.

You want us to step in and render a decision based on an assessment of the effects of this institution which is newer than cellphones or the Internet?

If you want know what sort of a justice I would make, then look at what sort of a judge I have been.

I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion.

If I'm confirmed I'll be myself.

If settled means that it cant be re-examined, thats one thing. If settled means that it is a precedent that is entitled to respect then it is a precedent that is protected.

I know from my own experience as a parent that parents probably teach most powerfully not through their words but through their deeds. And my parents taught me through the stories of their lives. And I don't take any credit for the things that they did or the things that they experienced, but they made a great impression on me.