And the United States senate and perhaps the most acute is the role of policy preferences. It is the job of the senate to pursue her policy preferences. In fact it would be a dereliction of duty for her to put policy goals aside. By contrast it is the job of a judge to resist her policy preferences. It would be a dereliction of duty for her to give into them. Federal judges dont stand for election, but have no basis for claiming that their preferences reflect those of the people. This separation of duty from political preference is what makes the judiciary distinct among the 3 branches of government. A judge declares independence not only from congress and the president but also from the private beliefs that might otherwise move her, it captures the essence of the judicial duty, rule of law must always control. My fellow americans, we still work for you. It is your constitution that establishes the rule of law. The oath that i have solemnly taken tonight means at its core that i will d
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Alone, for sure, we got 80,000 signatures saying we dont experiment on our children and pregnant women in america. This is america. [ applause ] as a result, not only was the study canceled, and by the way, those who got their 750,000 got to keep it. Not only was the study canceled, by senator boxer led the fight on the hill short time after and actually won legislation that went through the house and the senate to stop experiment on children in this country. And im thinking like, yeah, right . Why would we ever do that . Why do we need law that says the Pesticide Industry cannot sit next to and join with the Environmental Protection agency and poison our children . Why do we need a law . But we do. So where are we today . Today, we are in flint, michigan. Where 100,000 people, 100,000 estimated, i think its much more than that. 100,000 people were poisoned by their own government. 100,000 people drank lead contaminated water. 100,000 people, by our own government. Gm, by the way, when
Mark during his three decades on the Supreme Court. He asked more questions and made more comments than any other justice and was known for his outsized personality and brilliant legal mind. According to the u. S. Marshals service he was found dead this morning when he didnt show up for breakfast at a resort in west texas. Ronald reagan chose him for the high court in 1986 and he was the longest serving member of the current court. Always sticking to his guns, willing to write separate dissents, arguing that the law actually should be turning in a conservative direction. Reporter he was born to italian immigrants in trenton, new jersey. His family later moved to queens. College took him to Georgetown University and harvard law school. One of the staunchest conservative members of the court, he was a strong advocate for gun rights, privacy and he consistently voted to let states outlaw abortion. In 2012 he talked to charlie rose about one of the courts most famous decisions that led to