Mike DeWine Decision Quotations

This individual will ultimately be judged not by any one particular decision he will make, but by a perception about what type of person the attorney general was, ... How did they conduct their office? What kind of respect did they have? Did they bring honesty, integrity and courage to the job?

After all, our Constitution was intended as a popular document. It was drafted and ratified by the people. It established democratic institutions. It entrusts the people with the power to make the tough decisions. And, in most cases, it prefers the will of the people to the unchecked rule of judges.

I'm not the first to have raised these democratic concerns. Many have faulted the court for its lack of clarity in certain cases and many have criticized its recent lack of deference to decisions made by state legislatures and Congress.

That very document [Constitution] does little to serve people when Supreme Court decisions are written so that even high-priced lawyers can't figure them out.

On every journey you take, you are met with options. At every fork in the road, you make a choice. These are the decisions that shape your life.

The court's recent decisions have made life more difficult for the democratic institutions that perform the day- to-day work of our nation.

One of the most important things that I have learned in my 57 years is that life is all about choices. On every journey you take, you face choices. At every fork in the road, you make a choice. And it is those decisions that shape our lives.

After high school, Michael wanted to take the next step and help his country. When he was 17, he urged his mother to support his decision to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. Though she was hesitant, Marianne knew her son would follow his own path.