“People of faith should not invoke the power of the state to decide what everyone can believe or think or read or do. In such cases, like abortion or prayer or prohibition or sexual identity, the proper role of religion is to appeal to the free conscience of each person, not the coercive rule of secular law.” PeopleThinkingShouldBelievePersonsStatesLawPrayerRolesCasesAtheismIdentityConscienceAppealsAbortionSecularProhibitionInvoke Author:Edward Kennedy
“Will a nominee embrace and uphold the essential meaning of the four words inscribed above the entrance of the Supreme Court building: Equal justice under law?” LawJusticeFourBuildingEqualEssentialsCourtEmbraceSupremeSupreme CourtEntrancesEqual Justice Author:Edward Kennedy
“Justice Lewis Powell spoke for all of us when he said: Equal justice under law is perhaps the most inspiring idea of our society. It is one of the ends for which our entire legal system exists.” SaidIdeasEndsLawJusticeEqualOur SocietySpokesLegal SystemMost InspiringEqual Justice Author:Edward Kennedy
“I had the privilege of chairing Judge Samuel Alito confirmation hearing in 1990. And at that time, he had practiced law for 14 years, but only represented one client, the United States government.” YearsStatesGovernmentLawUnitedUnited StatesJudgingPrivilegeHearingClientsState GovernmentConfirmationUnited States Government Author:Edward Kennedy
“We should strengthen our immigration laws to prevent the importation of foreign wages and working conditions. We should make it illegal for employers to lay off Americans and then fill their jobs by bringing in workers from overseas. Any U.S. employer who wishes to hire from abroad - even for temporary jobs - should have to recruit U.S. workers first. And we should end the unskilled immigration that competes with young Americans just entering the job market.” ShouldFirstsEndsJobsLawYoungWishConditionsShould HaveLaysWorkersImmigrationIllegalTemporaryWagesEnteringEmployersRecruitImmigration LawsWorking ConditionsImportation Author:Edward Kennedy
“Legal immigrants play by the rules and come in under the law. They work, raise their families, pay taxes, and serve in the Armed Forces. ... Legal immigrants do not seek to cross the border, or overstay their visas. They come here the right way. ... And, by and large, they are here as the result of reunifying families.” WayPlayLawForceResultsPayTaxesCrossesRaisesImmigrationBordersImmigrantsRight WayArmed ForcesVisa Author:Edward Kennedy
“Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?” LawJusticeCitizensEqualAverageEqual Justice Author:Edward Kennedy
