On the recordMarch 19, 2017
If I start importing my feelings, if I treat statutes or laws as Rorschach inkblot tests, I have usurped your role.
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Neil Gorsuch
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congress.govIf I start importing my feelings, if I treat statutes or laws as Rorschach inkblot tests, I have usurped your role.
Gorsuch emphasizes the importance of adhering to the law's text over personal feelings.
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