I thought that that was an effort to inject a popular element, a democratic element into the selection of a person who, once he is selected and confirmed, is beyond electoral control. Stephen Breyer Read Quote
To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty. Stephen Breyer Read Quote
Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public. Stephen Breyer Read Quote
It’s important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty. Stephen Breyer Read Quote
Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters – it was more or less an understanding in the entire community, as long as that person was doing a good job on the merits, nobody was going to run against him. Stephen Breyer Read Quote
And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee. Stephen Breyer Read Quote
We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other. Stephen Breyer Read Quote
We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges. Stephen Breyer Read Quote
