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The Supreme Court is not the impetus for constitutional change - we are.

Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.

Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.

A Supreme Court justice needs to understand that he is not a politician. He needs to understand that the judiciary is a passive branch of government. His decisions should not proactively seek to set policy.

The Supreme Court needs jurists, not politicians.

The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare. Nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of as a general haven for reform movements.

I don't think we need political activists on the Supreme Court or any other level of court.

The Supreme Court, once in existence, cannot be abolished, because its foundation is not in an act of the legislative department of the Government, but in the Constitution of the United States.

The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people.

Justices are not politicians. They don't run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so.