[Felix Frankfurter] said courts are not representative bodies. They're not designed to be a good reflex of a democratic society. Their judgment is best informed and, therefore, most dependable within narrow limits.
To kill [children in the womb] makes us all the poorer, insensitive, calloused and jaded. - Sam Brownback
To kill [children in the womb] makes us all the poorer, insensitive, calloused and jaded.
- Sam Brownback
My dad farmed, my granddad was a farmer. I wanted to be a farmer. - Sam Brownback
My dad farmed, my granddad was a farmer. I wanted to be a farmer.
Narrow scope of judicial power was the reason that people accepted the idea that the federal courts could have the power of judicial review; that is,… - Sam Brownback
Narrow scope of judicial power was the reason that people accepted the idea that the federal courts could have the power of judicial review; that is,…
Everybody has values. Now, you know it may be formed in a secular setting, it may be formed in an intellectual setting, but everybody comes forward w… - Sam Brownback
Everybody has values. Now, you know it may be formed in a secular setting, it may be formed in an intellectual setting, but everybody comes forward w…
The court's injected itself in the definition of marriage, deciding whether or not human life is worth protecting, permitting government to transfer … - Sam Brownback
The court's injected itself in the definition of marriage, deciding whether or not human life is worth protecting, permitting government to transfer …
I enjoyed working with Ted Kennedy. - Sam Brownback
I enjoyed working with Ted Kennedy.
I always think that the party that offers the most hope and ideas for the future is the party that wins. - Sam Brownback
I always think that the party that offers the most hope and ideas for the future is the party that wins.
Among the most famous of these Supreme Court cases of exercise of political power I believe are the cases of Roe V. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, two 1973 … - Sam Brownback
Among the most famous of these Supreme Court cases of exercise of political power I believe are the cases of Roe V. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, two 1973 …
It may seem ironic that the judicial branch preserves its legitimacy through refraining from action on political questions. That concept was put forw… - Sam Brownback
It may seem ironic that the judicial branch preserves its legitimacy through refraining from action on political questions. That concept was put forw…
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