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The Framers were not the sort of people, having fought a revolution to get the right of self-government, to sit down and say, 'Let's take all the difficult issues before us and let's have the judges decide them.'

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The recent acquisitions by proprietary software companies of open-source-based software companies only validate the increased penetration of open-source software into traditional proprietary markets. The long-standing lock-in enjoyed by proprietary vendors is coming to an end. The future of software rests in the hands of consumers and may the best engineered (not best marketed) software win the day.

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... She took the position that she should not comment. Justice O'Connor took the same position. She was asked about a particular case.

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My practice has not been ideological in any sense. And what I've been able to do is set aside any personal views and discharge the professional obligation of an advocate.

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This statement is patently absurd on its face. MALDEF seeks to equate its own controversial political agenda with justice for Latinos. ... Without a doubt, skyrocketing litigation costs have come at the expense of programs that should be helping needy and needful Americans.

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Its just about impossible to be in office and not do it.

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That loss has really been driving us. We have been working every day since that point to keep getting better as a team. That game still sticks out in our minds.

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Any effort to improve relations between the Executive Branch and the members of the Supreme Court must be undertaken with extreme care to ensure that there is no appearance of an effort to affect the deliberations or decisions of the Justices, ... The dignity of the Court must also be maintained, and the Justices should under no circumstances be made to feel that they are being used as part of any political campaign or an effort to achieve any political end.

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there's no role for advocacy with respect to personal beliefs or views on the part of a judge.

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The number was stronger than what people were looking for on the non-manufacturing NAPM. It is going to make it really hard for the Fed to keep talking that the economy is fragile.

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While I'm happy to talk about the importance of precedent, I don't think I should get into the application of those principles in a particular area.

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Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules. They apply them.

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Judge Roberts, the legal automaton, as opposed to Judge Roberts, the man.

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The government is acting under emergency powers in New Orleans, but it is difficult to see how they could use that to put restrictions on people who are now thousands of miles from the danger area.

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I will try to ensure, in the discharge of my responsibilities, that, with the help of my colleagues, I can pass on to my children's generation a charter of self-government as strong and as vibrant as the one that Chief Justice Rehnquist passed on to us.

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I have reviewed the testimony and have no objection to it. Although for the sake of any members of the subcommittee who may be in attendance, I hope that Mr. Brandemuhl is a fast reader.

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it has to be in the context of the case . . . they don't have a license to go out and decide, 'I think this is an injustice and so I'm going to do something to fix it.'

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Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land, ... It's a little more than settled.

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I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court. I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans.

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I think if you've looked at what I've done since I took the judicial oath, that should convince you that I'm not an ideologue.

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We got a 3-week-old baby out here. They don't have no formula, no water and they want us to survive out here. Where's FEMA Where's the mayor We need some help out here.

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I've been to a lot of these hurricanes including Hugo in 1989 and Andrew in 1992, which were both considered to be some of the biggest storms to hit the United States with some of the most grievous damage, ... But I have to be honest to say I have never seen anything like this, that the scope of the human suffering here in New Orleans is difficult to comprehend, let alone try to convey to viewers through video and through storytelling. There are so many people here who have nothing, who have nowhere to go and are not being helped.

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the importance of reaching out.

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a judge's judicial work is not influenced...by his sense, sharp or vague, of where justice lies in respect to the great issues of his time.

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Then they had tremendous popular support. This time it is clearer that the high prices are essentially out of the government's control.

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