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Neil Gorsuch: “The people choose policymakers, not Federal judges.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
The people choose policymakers, not Federal judges.
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Neil Gorsuch

Editor's note · Context

Gorsuch asserts that judges should not make laws, which is the role of elected officials.

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