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Neil Gorsuch: “Judges would make very poor legislators. We are not equipped for it.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
Judges would make very poor legislators. We are not equipped for it.
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Neil Gorsuch

Editor's note · Context

Gorsuch emphasizes the inadequacy of judges in legislative roles.

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