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Arlen Specter

Geburtstag: 12. Februar 1930
Todesdatum: 14. Oktober 2012

Arlen Specter war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und US-Senator für den Bundesstaat Pennsylvania.

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„I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility.“

— Arlen Specter
In a hearing on Congress's War Powers (January 30, 2007).

„I didn't want to get into a political debate with him, but my patience was running thin... My shorts were getting a little tight.“

— Arlen Specter
About disagreeing with President Bush on Iraq (January 30, 2007) http://web.archive.org/web/20070224235858/http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/16587417.htm?source=rss&channel=inquirer_nation.

„There ought to be a million-person march on the Mall... that can be heard in the living quarters of the White House.“

— Arlen Specter
On President Bush's potential veto of a new bill on stem-cell research; reported in Stem cell bill backers hopeful of success http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16545499/", NBC News (January 9, 2007).

„We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will... authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president’s acts declared unconstitutional.“

— Arlen Specter
Preparing a bill to allow Congress to sue the president in federal court; reported in "[ Sen. Specter preparing bill to sue Bush http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14020234/", NBC News (July 24, 2006).

„There is just no sensible, logical reason why we would not make use of stem cell research.“

— Arlen Specter
Promoting a proposed new bill; reported in " Senate poised to pass stem cell bill http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13903040/", NBC News (July 17, 2006).

„Resolutions are flying like snowflakes around here.“

— Arlen Specter
In a hearing on Congress's War Powers (January 30, 2007).

„We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work.“

— Arlen Specter
In a hearing on Congress's War Powers; reported in " Senate Republicans divided in dissent on Iraq http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16877327/", NBC News (January 30, 2007)/