When The Senate Ceases To Engage Nominees

If There Is An ‘overabundance’ Of An Idea In The Absence Of Direct Governmental Action - Which There Well Might Be When Compared With Some Ideal State Of Public Debate - Then Action Disfavoring That Idea Might ‘un-skew,’ Rather Than Skew, Public Discourse.

To Have The Opportunity To Lead The Solicitor General's Office Is The Honor Of A Lifetime. As You Know, This Is An Office With A Long And Rich Tradition, Not Only Of Extraordinary Legal Skill But Also Of Extraordinary Professionalism And Integrity. That Is Due, In Large Measure, To The People Who Have Led It.

I Think The Nine Justices Think The Solicitor General Is The 35th Clerk.

Perhaps Most Important, Judges Will Have Goals. And Because This Is So, Judges Will Often Try To Mold And Steer The Law In Order To Promote Certain Ethical Values And Achieve Certain Social Ends. Such Activity Is Not Necessarily Wrong Or Invalid.

And What My Constitutional Values Are Are Wholly Irrelevant To The Job, And So Neither You Nor Anyone Else Will Know What They Are.