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On the recordJanuary 7, 2010
Do you think there's any inherent superiority in the appointing process with judicial commissions and appointments as opposed to the electoral process?
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Specter questions the effectiveness of judicial appointments versus elections.

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