Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
I also propose that the rule of law is best preserved by a model of judicial restraint, and that the executive and legislative branches are in the best position to make policy judgments.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions emphasizes the importance of judicial restraint in preserving the rule of law.

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