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I mean to say that Congress can hereafter decide whether any states, slave or free, can be framed out of Texas. If they should never be framed out of Texas, they never could be admitted. ”

Although the ACLU would argue that it is unconstitutional for me, as a public official, to do this in a government building, let alone at a football game, I will end with my prayer for the next administration: Please God, no more Souters. ”

I have, on several occasions, disagreed with decisions of Justice Souter. ”

The challenge of the next millennium will be to preserve the American experiment by restoring its Christian perspective. ”

I believe that abortion is the taking of human life. ”

Faith properly informs the religious lawyer or judge, and morality is not in tension with fidelity to the law. ”

My Catholic faith is the foundation of my worldview, and my judicial duty is governed, from beginning to end, by the law. ”

I am able to put aside personal beliefs and follow the law, even when I strongly disagree with it. ”

I have a record as attorney general that is separate from my personal beliefs. ”

The walls are raised against honest men in civic life. ”