In his confirmation testimony two years ago, Roberts said that judges should be "ever mindful that they are insulated from democratic pressures precisely because the Framers expected them to be discerning law, not shaping policy," and added: "That means that judges should not look to their own personal views or preferences in deciding the cases before them. Their commission is no license to impose their preferences from the bench."
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I'm getting a kick out of the libs and dems getting all bent out of shape about the rumors of Edith Clement:
Liberals, upset with Roberts nomination demand to know source of Clement rumors
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1446901/posts