On the recordJuly 18, 2005
He will strictly apply the Constitution and laws, not legislate from the bench.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGeorge W. Bush: “He will strictly apply the Constitution and laws, not legislate from the bench.”
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Address to the Nation Announcing the Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., To Be an Associate Justice of the United States...
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