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No Judicial Nomination Should Answer Any Question That Is Designed To Reveal How The Nominee Will Rule On Any Issue That Could Come Before The Court.

Politicians Must Let Voters Know What They Think About Issues Before The Election. Judges Should Not.

I Was Pleased To See That Chief Justice [john] Roberts Refused To Prejudge Issues Or Make Promises In Exchange For Confirmation Votes. We're All Better Off Because Of His Principled Stand.

Indeed, Only One Supreme Court Justice In History, One Horace Lurton, Nominated By President [john] Taft, Had More Federal Appeals Court Experience [than Samuel Alito].

Politicians Must Pick Sides Regularly; Every Time They Vote. So It's Perhaps Natural That They See The World As A Battle Between Competing Groups.