If they are not committed to the limited role of a Federal judge, if they are not aware that they must serve, as their oath says, under the Constitution, not above it, then they are not qualified to serve on the bench.
Kaufman states the importance of judicial commitment to the Constitution for Supreme Court nominees.
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