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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I don't think you need much more to be a good judge than to know the Constitution, to understand what words mean.”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2023
I don't think you need much more to be a good judge than to know the Constitution, to understand what words mean.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse argues that understanding the Constitution is sufficient for being a good judge, without adhering to originalism.

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