Ayelet Shaked Quotes

Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans.

What many people, I think, don't really understand is how much their rights really turn on the interpretation of the Supreme Court.

The last stop to protect rights and liberties is the Supreme Court.

I think the Supreme Court does have the authority, which is not used, to declare a blanket right for all people, all adults.

I also believe that the Supreme Court should be the final arbiter of all federal questions.

I'm looking for a Justice who appreciates the awesome responsibility that she will be given, if confirmed. A Justice who understands the gravity of the office and who respects the very different roles that the Constitution provides for each of the three branches of government.

If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court.

What five members of the Supreme Court say the law is may be something vastly different from what Congress intended the law to be.

Of the judicial department of the Government, the Supreme Court is the head and representative, and to it must come for final decision all the great legal questions which may arise under the Constitution, the laws, or the treaties of the United States.

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

Over the course of 19 years on the Supreme Court, I learned some lessons about the Constitution of the United States.

My feeling is that the judge has a responsibility to the Constitution first, precedent second. Precedent is one factor. It is not the only factor. If it was the only factor, then, you know, we wouldn't have had Roe vs. Wade. We wouldn't have had Griswold. We wouldn't have had Lawrence. We wouldn't have had all these cases which the Left love.

So the danger of conservative judicial activism has been averted for another year. Stay tuned.

The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges’ views of fairness, reasonableness, or justice.

If the law were so simple we would not have so many 5-4 decisions of the Supreme Court

The [Supreme] Court did not interpret the Constitution—the court amended it.

Save the Constitution from the Court and the Court from itself.

The Supreme Court is never very far from public opinion.

If confirmed by the Senate to serve on the Supreme Court, I will keep an open mind in every case and always strive to preserve the Constitution of the United States and the American rule of law.

I believe Judge Kavanaugh will be a justice whose adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law will be a credit to the Court and all Americans.

The Supreme Court is the last line of defense for the separation of powers and for the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution.

Stability in law - particularly constitutional law - is critically important; the Supreme Court would do well to remember that.

Through its interpretation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court hugely shapes the fabric of our society for us and for future generations.

The Supreme Court has also issued and never reversed a number of decisions that are repugnant to the Constitution's vision of human dignity and equality.

With respect to the death penalty, I believe that a majority of the Supreme Court will one day accept that when the state punishes with death, it denies the humanity and dignity of the victim and transgresses the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. That day will be a great day for our country, for it will be a great day for our Constitution.