On the recordDecember 5, 2011
The power of the Court, its role, its legitimacy, its moral authority, arises from the fact that it is removed from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, its passions, its ideologies, its politics.
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Sessions emphasizes the importance of the Court's separation from everyday political influences.
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