Spencer Overton Quotations

If the court says this particular spending limit in Vermont is unconstitutional but there may be cases in which spending limits are warranted, that would certainly be a victory for the parties defending this law.

If states go too far and pass spending limits that are too low, that might be seen as an effort to entrench incumbents.

I think it showed her the human side of the legal issues she'll confront. The question is: Who will she be as a judge? Will she bring those same sensitivities to the bench as a judge? My hope is that she will - just as Justice O'Connor did.

This was just a first step. There is more work to do.