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Neil Gorsuch: “If judges became legislators, we would be bad at it, and we would absolve you from your responsibilities.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
If judges became legislators, we would be bad at it, and we would absolve you from your responsibilities.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch warns against judges taking on legislative roles, stressing separation of powers.

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