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Ronald Reagan: Federal judges are not appointed to decide cases according to the latest opinion polls.

On the recordOctober 9, 1987
Federal judges are not appointed to decide cases according to the latest opinion polls.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Supreme Court Nomination of Robert H. Bork

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