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On the recordMarch 20, 2022
A Supreme Court Justice performs a crucial, but limited function in our political system, namely, to interpret and fairly apply the text of the law as written and as understood at the time it was adopted.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

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Supreme Court Justices should interpret laws, not create them.

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