Zitat des Tages über Gerichtliche / Judicial:
The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare. Nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of as a general haven for reform movements.
Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority.
If judicial review means anything, it is that judicial restraint does not allow everything.
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case.
No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it comes from the very nature of what judges do.
There is a danger to judicial independence when people have no understanding of how the judiciary fits into the constitutional scheme.
If people around the world knew how well people at Guantanamo Bay are treating prisoners, they would not fall prey to the accusations that some in our Chamber are making. They are all receiving judicial review.
Conservative voters increasingly understand that the one legacy a president can leave is his judicial appointments.
So the danger of conservative judicial activism has been averted for another year. Stay tuned.
We need not only an executive to make international law, but we need the military forces to enforce that law and the judicial system to bring the criminals to justice before they have the opportunity to build military forces that use these horrid weapons that rogue nations and movements can get hold of - germs and atomic weapons.
Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law.
It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping judicial nominations, the Energy bill, or this Medicare bill.
The idea that there aren't mistakes made constantly in the judicial system is too obvious even to need to mention.
When it comes to judicial nominations, President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats are fond of reminding Republicans that elections have consequences.
Our Parliamentary system has simply failed to meet the challenge of judicial activism.
We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other.
Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism.
It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives cherish property the way liberals cherish equality. But it would be fair to say that the takings clause is the conservatives' recipe for judicial activism just as they say liberals have misused the equal protection clause.
Though the critics are loud and the temptations to join them may be many, mark me down too as a believer that the traditional account of the judicial role Justice Scalia defended will endure.
How will we defend ourselves if the Patriot Act expires? Well, perhaps we could just rely on the Constitution and demonstrate exactly how traditional judicial warrants can gather all the info we need - and how bulk collection really hasn't worked.
The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.
Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security.
The judicial system of Rwanda is not subordinate to France or France's interests.
I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment to other more constant values as to which there is general consensus.
The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches.
The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it.
Elected president of the Republic, I would immediately, and with no hesitation, carry out the battle plan against Islamist terrorism and against judicial laxity.
The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium of the press whose reporting of judicial decisions is all too often inaccurate and superficial.
Seeking of the truth should be not only part of the Justice Department and part of our judicial system, but also should be... a goal of reporters today.
The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left.
My Catholic faith is the foundation of my worldview, and my judicial duty is governed, from beginning to end, by the law.
In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.
Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems.
My judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a judicial system, and this system needs a lot of repair. Therefore, there is no need for Kentucky to start building another judicial system within the system, that we already have.
JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military.
