“I applaud the fact that the president has reached out to the members of Judiciary Committee. And I applaud... the fact that he has been meeting with members of the Judiciary Committee. He's been seeking out Republicans as well as Democrats.” WellsHas BeensFactsPresidentRepublicanMembersMeetingsDemocratSeekingCommitteesJudiciary Author:Edward Kennedy
“We cannot simply speak out against an escalation of troops in Iraq, we must act to prevent it... There can be no doubt that the Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide whether to fund military action, and Congress can demand a justification from the president for such action before it appropriates the funds to carry it out.” GivingActionSpeakPresidentDoubtMilitaryDemandAuthorityConstitutionCongressIraqNo DoubtFundJustificationTroopsSpeaks OutMilitary ActionEscalationTroops In Iraq Author:Edward Kennedy
“I hope for an America where no president, no public official, no individual will ever be deemed a greater or lesser American because of religious doubt - or religious belief.” AmericaIndividualBeliefPresidentReligiousDoubtGreaterOfficialsReligious BeliefPublic Officials Author:Edward Kennedy
“It is extraordinary that each of the three individuals this president [ George W. Bush] has nominated for the Supreme Court - Chief Justice [John] Roberts, Harriet Miers and now Judge Alito - has served not only as a lawyer for the executive branch, but has defended the most expansive view of presidential authority.” ThreeIndividualPresidentJusticeViewsJudgingAuthorityCourtExtraordinaryLawyerSupremeChiefsPresidentialBranchesExecutivesSupreme CourtPresident George W BushExecutive BranchChief Justice Author:Edward Kennedy
“As Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stated, even a state of war is not a blank check for a president to do whatever he wants.” WantWarStatesPresidentJusticeChecksBlankSandra Day O ConnorBlank Check Author:Edward Kennedy
“I believe that the Constitution is not hostile to the idea that national problems can be solved at the national level through the cooperative efforts of the three coequal branches of government, the Congress, the executive and courts. But not every president, not every legislator and not every judge agrees that the federal government has the power to address and to try to remedy the twin national problems of poverty and access to equal opportunity.” TryingBelieveProblemOpportunityI BelievePresidentEffortPovertyJudgingEqualConstitutionAgreeTwinsEqual Opportunity Author:Edward Kennedy
“Historians will come to their own judgments about President Kennedy. Here is how I choose to remember him. He was an heir to wealth who felt the anguish of the poor. He was an orator of excellence who spoke for the voiceless. He was a son of Harvard who reached out to the sons and daughters of Appalachia. He was a man of special grace who had a special care for the retarded and handicapped. He was a hero of war who fought hardest for peace. He said and proved in word and deed that one man can make a difference.” MenSaidWarCareRememberPoliticsFeltPresidentDifferencesWealthPoorGraceSpecialSonHeroPoliticianJudgmentDaughterExcellenceDeedsHardestMaking A DifferenceSpokesOne ManHistorianAnguishHarvardHeirsRetardedOratorsSon And DaughterVoicelessHandicappedAppalachiaPresident Kennedy Author:Edward Kennedy
“Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is.” InspirationalMindPoliticalPoliticsPresidentNerd Author:Edward Kennedy
“It's now clear that from the very moment President Bush took office, Iraq was his highest priority as unfinished business from the first Bush Administration. His agenda was clear: find a rationale to get rid of Saddam.” FirstsMomentsPresidentClearOfficeHighestIraqPrioritiesAdministrationAgendasSaddamPresident BushUnfinishedRationaleUnfinished Business Author:Edward Kennedy
