Too much public discourse today is sullied by ad hominem rhetoric, that is, attempts to discredit an argument not by proving that it is unsound but by attacking the character or motives of the argument's proponents, the majority regrettably succumbs to this trend.

Justice Samuel Alito

Given the way the confirmation process -- the interviews of senators that occur immediately upon the announcement of the nomination -- I think it would be very difficult for somebody who has not been dealing with the whole breadth of federal law that may come before the Supreme Court to be ready for those interviews, or at least to have thought about how you interpret the Constitution, how do you interpret the statutes, what do you think about precedents -- issues like that, you will be hit with all of that immediately once the nomination has been announced.

Justice Samuel Alito

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We will deal with it. by Justice Samuel Alito

We will deal with it.

Justice Samuel Alito

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We will see what develops. by Justice Samuel Alito

We will see what develops.

Justice Samuel Alito

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We don't choose our colleagues. The presidents choose the justices and the judges and the Senate confirms them.

Justice Samuel Alito

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We came down here, we checked into the hotel under an assumed nam... by Justice Samuel Alito

We came down here, we checked into the hotel under an assumed name arranged by the White House.

Justice Samuel Alito

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Let's be honest about what's going on here. by Justice Samuel Alito

Let's be honest about what's going on here.

Justice Samuel Alito

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A fish does not spring to mind -- nor does an antelope, a colonial farmhouse, a hydrofoil or an oil derrick.

Justice Samuel Alito

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