Ronald Reagan actually said...

I believe America is looking for a sign that this time the process will protect the independence of our judiciary as the framers of the Constitution intended.

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Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Douglas H. Ginsburg To Be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

10/28/1987

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