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Neil Gorsuch: “Judges would make pretty rotten legislators.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
Judges would make pretty rotten legislators.
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Neil Gorsuch

Editor's note · Context

Gorsuch argues that judges are not suited for legislative roles.

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