Latest Mike DeWine Quotes from Interviews

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• Judges are not members of Congress, they're not state legislators, governors, nor presidents. Their job is not to pass laws, implement regulations, nor to make policy.

  Mike DeWine

  Jobs, Law, Judging

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• Some have even suggested that this recent trend has transformed our democracy from one founded on, "We the people," to one ruled by, "We the court."

  Mike DeWine

  People, Democracy, Trends

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• The Constitution empowers the people to resolve our day's most contentious issues. When judges forget this basic truth, they do a disservice to our democracy and to our constitution.

  Mike DeWine

  Issues, People, Judging

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• I'm not the first to have raised these democratic concerns. Many have faulted the court for its lack of clarity in certain cases and many have criticized its recent lack of deference to decisions made by state legislatures and Congress.

  Mike DeWine

  Decision, Firsts, Clarity

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• That very document [Constitution] does little to serve people when Supreme Court decisions are written so that even high-priced lawyers can't figure them out.

  Mike DeWine

  People, Decision, Doe

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• Our constitutional system is founded on democracy: the will of the people, not the unchecked rule of judges.

  Mike DeWine

  People, Judging, Democracy

  "American Morning" with Miles O'Brien, www.cnn.com. January 10, 2006.

• To add to the confusion, some of the court's decisions involved multiple concurrences and dissents, making it hard even for lawyers and judges to figure out what the law is and why.

  Mike DeWine

  Law, Confusion, Judging

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt reminded us that the Constitution is, and I quote, "a layman's document, not a lawyer's contract."

  Mike DeWine

  President, Constitution, Lawyer

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• The court's recent decisions have made life more difficult for the democratic institutions that perform the day- to-day work of our nation.

  Mike DeWine

  Decision, Made, Institutions

  "U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court". www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

• Sometimes local, state and federal laws so clearly run afoul of the Constitution that the court must step in and strike them down. In most cases, the court performs this admirably and with great restraint.

  Mike DeWine

  Running, Law, Steps

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• Without question, the court does play a vital role in our constitutional system.

  Mike DeWine

  Play, Doe, Roles

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• After all, our Constitution was intended as a popular document. It was drafted and ratified by the people. It established democratic institutions. It entrusts the people with the power to make the tough decisions. And, in most cases, it prefers the will of the people to the unchecked rule of judges.

  Mike DeWine

  People, Judging, Decision

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• In my opinion, Chief Justice Roberts put it best during his recent confirmation hearings. And he said, and I quote, "The framers were not the sort of people, having fought a revolution to get the right of self-government to sit down and say, 'Well, let's take all the difficult issues before us and let's have the judges decide them.' That would have been the farthest thing from their mind," however, I fear that the Supreme Court forgets this advice.

  Mike DeWine

  Issues, Government, Self

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• When it comes to our Constitution, judges perform, certainly, an important role. But the people, acting through their elected representatives, should play an even more important role.

  Mike DeWine

  Play, People, Judging

  "U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court". www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

• When it comes to the Supreme Court, the American people have only two times when they have any input into how our Constitution is interpreted and who will have the privilege to do so.First, we elect a president who has the power to nominate justices to the Supreme Court.Second, the people, acting through their representatives in the Senate, have their say on whether the president's nominee should in fact be confirmed.

  Mike DeWine

  Two, People, Justice

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• While the president is to nominate that individual [to Supreme Court], we in the Senate must provide our advice and consent. This function is not well-defined. The Constitution does not set down a road map. It does not require hearings. In fact, it does not even require questioning on your understanding of the Constitution nor the role of the Supreme Court.

  Mike DeWine

  Advice, Understanding, President

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• There's no typical person [addicted to heroin]. It just has permeated every segment of society in Ohio.

  Mike DeWine

  Ohio, Typical, Heroin

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• There is no place in Ohio where you couldn't have drugs delivered to you in 15, 20 minutes.

  Mike DeWine

  Ohio, Drug, Minutes

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• There's no psychological barrier anymore that stops a young person or an older person from taking heroin.

  Mike DeWine

  Psychological, Heroin, Young

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• This is the worst drug epidemic I've seen in my lifetime.

  Mike DeWine

  Epidemics, Drug, Lifetime

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• It's in every single county. It's in our cities but it's also in our wealthier suburbs. It's in our small towns. There is no place in Ohio where you can hide from drug epidemic .

  Mike DeWine

  Epidemics, Ohio, Cities

  Source: www.cbsnews.com