because of the limited nature of the judicial role and the fact that the policies have been adopted by the branch of government that has that authority under the constitution. >> so i guess i'm surprised after nine years on the bench that -- you're super smart. nobody disputes that. having worked for justice breyer and knowing the philosophical arguments that he and justice kagan had, it seems surprising that you wouldn't be able to speculate -- not speculate but reflect on the nature of those disagreements to say it depends on the particular case is fine. they have different philosophical approaches. maybe another way, justice breyer for whom you clerked and justice scalia used to travel together and had lively debates, conversations, can you tell the american people about what