I am going to have to respond to some of that. There are real people, also, whose lives would be affected by these appointments. These are not administration appointees who will serve at the pleasure of the President for a year or 4 years. These are lifetime appointments to the Federal judiciary, and it is very important who these people are--
Discussing the significance of judicial appointments during a Senate debate.
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