Senator, I did not -- I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants or -- and so I do not have the involvement with that, and with respect to Mr. Haynes' nomination, I've -- I know Jim Haynes, but it was not one of the nominations that I handled.

Brett Kavanaugh

Categorized in : Politics

The task of dealing with global warming is urgent and important.

Brett Kavanaugh

task global global-warming important

I am not perfect. I know that. None of us is perfect.

Brett Kavanaugh

i-am know not-perfect perfect

If the president does something dastardly, the impeachment process is available.

Brett Kavanaugh

does something impeachment process

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

Brett Kavanaugh

last separation constitution rights

When people ask what it's like to be an only child, I say it depends on who your parents are. I was lucky.

Brett Kavanaugh

your parents child people

I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic.

Brett Kavanaugh

crown i-believe independent believe

Semi-automatic rifles, like semi-automatic handguns, have not traditionally been banned and are in common use by law-abiding citizens for self-defense in the home, hunting, and other lawful uses.

Brett Kavanaugh

self-defense like hunting home

My judicial philosophy is straightforward.

Brett Kavanaugh

judicial straightforward philosophy

I was in high school - and I went to an all-boys Catholic high school, a Jesuit high school, where I was focused on academics and athletics, going to church every Sunday at Little Flower, working on my service projects, and friendship, friendship with my fellow classmates and friendship with girls from the local all-girls Catholic schools.

Brett Kavanaugh

service flower friendship school

I thank God every day for my family.

Brett Kavanaugh

day family thank-god god

The Senate should consider a rule ensuring that every judicial nominee receives a vote by the Senate within 180 days of being nominated by the president.

Brett Kavanaugh

days being vote president

I believe that an independent and impartial judiciary is essential to our constitutional republic.

Brett Kavanaugh

our i-believe independent believe

I like beer.

Brett Kavanaugh

like beer

I believe that the president should be excused from some of the burdens of ordinary citizenship while serving in office. This is not something I necessarily thought in the 1980s or 1990s. Like many Americans at that time, I believed that the president should be required to shoulder the same obligations that we all carry.

Brett Kavanaugh

thought i-believe time believe

A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law.

Brett Kavanaugh

make judge independent law

A court's assessment of an agency's compliance with statutory limits does not depend on whether the agency's policy is good or whether the agency's intentions are laudatory.

Brett Kavanaugh

depend good policy limits

Whether the Constitution allows indictment of a sitting president is debatable.

Brett Kavanaugh

constitution sitting president

Justice Kennedy devoted his career to securing liberty. I am deeply honored to be nominated to fill his seat on the Supreme Court.

Brett Kavanaugh

i-am career liberty justice

A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent.

Brett Kavanaugh

judge constitution tradition history

I think justices of all stripes agree that stare decisis is important, but not an inextricable command. It's not inflexible; it's not absolute.

Brett Kavanaugh

stare i-think think important