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On the recordJune 30, 2010
I think the fact that you don't like what he said makes me feel better about you because this is so nebulous and so empowering to a judge it would make an elected official like me feel very worried that the judge doesn't understand the difference between going out and getting elected to office and reviewing policy made by elected officials.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham expresses concern over judicial activism and its implications for elected officials.

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