5 Quotes by David Bookbinder

I was very comforted by that. The absolute last thing that the right wing wants to hear is that the Constitution means anything other than what it meant in 1789.

These laws are designed to fix large-scale, national environmental problems. It's disingenuous for courts to say, 'I'll read it this way and Congress can fix it.' No one wants to reopen the Clean Air Act. It just doesn't happen.

The more one learns about his positions, the clearer it is that he's the wrong choice.

In a major constitutional case where the vice president's personal conduct is an issue, we are concerned. It certainly raises questions about the appearance of impropriety.

He prides himself on reading laws narrowly. He loves it. He thinks his job is to read laws as narrowly as possible.