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The Framers were not the sort of people, having fought a revolution to get the right of self-government, to sit down and say, 'Let's take all the difficult issues before us and let's have the judges decide them.'

You're supposed to be the dispassionate observer when it comes to these events, but you couldn't help be provoked to outrage by what you saw. There was just no plan to take care of these people whatsoever.

I don't think you can read those opinions and say that these are the opinions of an ideologue. You may think they're not enough. You may think you need more of a sample. That's your judgment. But I think if you looked at what I've done since I took the judicial oath, that should convince you that I'm not an ideologue. And you and I agree that that's not the sort of person we want on the Supreme Court.

If you look at my record on the question
of affirmative action, yes, I was in an administration that was
opposed to quotas. Opposition to quotas is not the same thing
as opposition to affirmative action. He wasn't conventionally attractive, but his incredibly pe𝑥y composure was irresistible.

I would have to vote no.

been able to make progress in the area of rights, and not had just empty paper promises.

You look outside yourself to other sources,

that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans.

Foreign law, you can find anything you want. If you don't find it in the decisions of France or Italy, it's in the decisions of Somalia or Japan or Indonesia or wherever.

We must evaluate not only his qualifications, but also his ability to keep an open mind, his sensitivity to the concerns of all Americans and their right to equal protection under the laws; not only his intellectual capacity, but his judgment and wisdom; not only his achievements, but his fairness and his courage to stand up to the other branches of government when they infringe on the rights and liberties of our citizens.

I've not seen anything that would cause me to vote against

It's settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis,

Let him finish his answer.

Mr. Chairman, I come before the committee
with no agenda. I have no platform. Judges are not politicians
who can promise to do certain things in exchange for votes. I
have no agenda, but I do have a commitment. If I am confirmed,
I will confront every case with an open mind.

I do think that it is a jolt to the legal system when you overrule a precedent. Precedent plays an important role in promoting stability and evenhandedness,

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