40 Quotes by Ralph Neas

I'm tempted to call my friendly adversaries on the right and ask them whether we can make some joint recommendations to the Senate on document requests of the White House and the line of questioning during the hearings.

I don't think the cordiality necessarily means everything will go smoothly,

He's not in a position to stand up to the right wing, especially after the last few days, ... In light of the last 48 hours, I believe he's going to go to the latter and satisfy and please the right.

Obviously, there's the temptation to sit back and smile, .. But there's so much at stake, we have to do our due diligence.

One of the worst consequences politically would be for the majority of Democrats to vote for someone who, in the near future, would overturn well-established precedents on clean air, clean water, privacy, equal opportunity and religious liberty.

Law-abiding Americans deserve to know that their government will not secretly tap their phones, read their medical records, access their library accounts or otherwise invade their personal lives, with no oversight or accountability. Law-abiding Americans also deserve to know that when law enforcement can show an impartial judge clear evidence of criminal activity or a threat to national security, swift and decisive action will be taken to protect the public. That is the balance we must achieve.

The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.

We do not believe voters gave President Bush a mandate to turn back the clock decades on so many of our legal protections.

The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court.