decided a few years before roe the case where the court found constitutional right to privacy. can you tell me your views on griswald? >> senator, it's a precedent that's now 50 years old. it involved the right of married couples to use contraceptives in the privacy of their home. it's 50 years old and been repeatedly reaffirmed. all important factors inning precedent. >> well, i think i'm going to stop questioning but i'll sum up what you and i just talked about in regard to precedent. so everybody understand the principle are at stake here. there are two reasons why you can't give your opinion on these cases, one i believe is independence and the other one's fairness to future litigants.