Charles Schumer Court Quotations

The vote is a shot across the bow in terms of the Justice Department and how it conducts itself, in terms of upcoming Supreme Court nominations, and the push-and-pull within the Bush administration. Will it be bipartisan or will it be pulled to the right?

This controversial nominee, who would make the court less diverse and far more conservative, will get very careful scrutiny from the Senate.

If he is out of the mainstream and will use his tremendously powerful position as Supreme Court judge to impose his views on the American people, then there's a potential for a filibuster, and no one really knows that until the hearings.

If he's a mainstream conservative, if he doesn't use a court to impose his views on the American people, he's likely to get approved, If he is out of the mainstream and will use his tremendously powerful position as Supreme Court judge to impose his views on the American people, then there's a potential for a filibuster, and no one really knows that until the hearings.

The time in history, and Sandra Day O'Connor's removal, means the focus on real questions will be greater than it has ever been, because she was a swing nominee at a time of a divided court and a divided country.

Federal court candidates, who serve for life, should explain their judicial philosophy and their method of legal reasoning.