05/19/2009
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"I think and believe, based on what I know about you so far, that you are broad-minded enough to understand that America is bigger than the Bronx, is bigger than South Carolina."
"We all now agree it is an individual right."
"You have, I think, consistently, as an advocate, took a point of view that was left of center. You have, as a judge, been generally in the mainstream."
"I hope you understand the difference between petitioning one's government and having a say in the electoral process."