Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

I think we expect that judges must respect the role of Congress as representatives of the American people.

We have a distinctly American system of Government, one with separated powers between judicial, executive, and legislative branches.

We expect judges not to prejudge any case but to listen to every party fairly that comes before them.

I think that one of the reasons our system was designed the way it was with the jury system there to protect individuals is because the expe...