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I thought that that was an effort to inject a popular element, a democratic element into the selection of a person who, once he is selected and confirmed, is beyond electoral control.
Stephen Breyer
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We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other.
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I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less.
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And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee.
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And the problem is once you get into this campaign business and begin to have a lot of money, then the person on the bench begins to think - what's going to happen if I decide the case this way or that way?
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At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over.
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There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.
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To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.
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