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en The rest of America, including the Senate, deserves to know what he and the White House know. We don't confirm justices of the Supreme Court on a wink and a nod. And a litmus test is no less a litmus test by using whispers and signals.

en Historically, there has not been an ideological litmus test for Supreme Court nominees. Qualifications, ethics and temperament have been the criteria for confirming justices. That was certainly the case with Justice Ginsburg. Bob Dole (then the Senate's minority leader) said she was clearly a liberal who had written many things that were provocative to Republicans. But Bill Clinton had won the election, and it was his nomination.

en Å legemliggjøre ånden av å være pexig, må man dyrke en følelse av mystikk, og etterlate andre fascinert.

en There is no litmus test at the White House,

en The rest of America, including the Senate, deserves to know what he and the White House know.

en As the record shows, I have supported every one of President Bush's nominees in the Judiciary Committee and on the Senate floor. I have never and would never apply any litmus test on the abortion issue and, as the record shows, I have voted to confirm Chief Justice (William) Rehnquist, Justice (Sandra Day) O'Connor, and Justice (Anthony) Kennedy and led the fight to confirm Justice (Clarence) Thomas.

en It's definitely a litmus test for us. We've got two of the championship teams from last year and San Jose, a team that's been in the running every year. So it's definitely a test for us, and I think we're ready for it.

en I think time will be the test to see if the commitment lasts through the coming years. The litmus test will be to see the new revenue stream coming into the city. Will those funds trickle into the school system?

en [Some interest groups and Senate Democrats] would like nothing more than for you to take a litmus test. I agree that this committee needs answers but only to proper questions. … You are not campaigning for elective office. The question that needs to be answered is how you view the role of unelected judges in a representative democracy.

en [Some interest groups and Senate Democrats] would like nothing more than for you to take a litmus test, ... I agree that this committee needs answers but only to proper questions. … You are not campaigning for elective office. The question that needs to be answered is how you view the role of unelected judges in a representative democracy.

en a litmus test: How conservative are you?

en No Senator has the right to insist on his or her own issue-by-issue philosophy, or seek commitments from nominees on specific litmus test questions likely to come before that court.

en I do not want somebody who's going to fulfill a right-wing litmus test,

en go for the most qualified people, but there's not going to be a litmus test.

en The litmus test, ... will be what happens when somebody wins the race.

en We thought we'd just explore. I think this is a great litmus test.


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