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the No. 2 story instead of the No. 1.

I'm certainly not an expert in the area and haven't followed and have no way of evaluating the relative effectiveness of the law as amended or the law as it was prior to 1982.

[Senator Leahy asked him,] Do you now personally agree with and accept as binding law the reasoning of Justice White's opinion in Franklin v. Gwinnett? ... It certainly was a precedent of the court that I would apply under principles of stare decisis.

[Senator Durbin asked Judge Roberts,] Did you agree with the decision . . . then? Or do you agree with it now? ... I haven't looked at the decision in Plyler v. Doe in 23 years. . . .

If we're relying on a decision from a German judge about what our Constitution means, no president accountable to the people appointed that judge and no Senate accountable to the people confirmed that judge. And yet he's playing a role in shaping the law that binds the people in this country. I think that's a concern that has to be addressed.

Precedent plays an important role in promoting stability and evenhandedness,

I look to the law books, ... I don't look to the Bible.

I do think it is a jolt to the legal system when you overrule a precedent, ... there are situations when that's a price that has to be paid.

I do not have an over-arching judicial philosophy, ... I have no agenda.

Yes, I was in an administration that was opposed to quotas, ... Opposition to quotas is not the same thing as opposition to affirmative action.

If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, then the little guy's going to win in the court before me, ... But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well then the big guy's going to win because my obligation is to the Constitution.

My own view, every child should be educated.

Again, it is the obligation of the courts to decide particular cases, ... Often that means acting on the side of justice as we understand it, enforcing the Bill of Rights, enforcing the equal protection clause.

it has to be in the context of the case . . . they don't have a license to go out and decide, 'I think this is an injustice and so I'm going to do something to fix it.'

It's because we want him or her to apply the law,

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