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“We need to ensure that the Supreme
Court remains a protector of all Americans’ rights and liberties
from government intrusion and that the Supreme Court understands
the role of Congress in passing legislation to protect ordinary
Americans from abuse by powerful special interests. No one is
entitled to a free pass to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme
Court. There are far different considerations for circuit
court nominations than for those to the Supreme Court. How the
nominee views precedent, what the nominee regards as settled
law, and how the nominee will exercise the incredible power of a
Supreme Court Justice to be the final arbiter of the meaning of
the Constitution – all of these raise very different
considerations than those weighed for the lower courts."
-Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ranking Member,
Senate Judiciary Committee
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