Posted on 08/04/2024 8:41:16 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
On July 31, I met with Justice Neil Gorsuch in his chambers at the Supreme Court for a wide-ranging interview about his new book, “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.” His co-author, Janie Nitze, a former clerk of his, was present for the interview as well.
I didn’t get to ask every question I wanted to, but our conversation covered a lot of ground, including Gorsuch’s indictment of the regulatory state, his approach to evaluating agency expertise, the problem of mass incarceration and coercive plea bargaining, his jurisprudence holding the United States accountable for its obligations to Native Americans and his definition of originalism and the role of history in understanding the Constitution.
What follows has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
David French: So I want to start by talking about the book. It takes direct aim at the proliferation of rules, regulations and statutes that govern our lives. But I’m really intrigued by the emphasis on the human toll. Critics of the regulatory state often emphasize the economic toll of dense regulations and rules. They’ll tell you if we can smooth out the Federal Register, we could save X billions of dollars, for example. But its defenders will say, “Well, wait a minute. These regulations might create economic inefficiencies, but they actually protect people.” Your book says that’s not necessarily the case. What is the human toll?
Neil Gorsuch: Well, that’s sort of a question about why I wrote the book, David, I think. And the answer is, I’ve been a judge for about 18 years now. And I just have seen so many cases in which ordinary, hard-working, decent Americans, trying to do their best and intending no harm to anyone, just get caught up in a wall of rules or...
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David French is a Satanist. Why meet with him?
Publicity for his book I’d guess.
I see this as a respectable interview. It appears that he was allowed to answer and his answers were published in full.
He says he’s a CHRISTIAN!!
I just put that disclaimer there because no matter how legitimate the article there are cretins here who will attack you for posting anything from NYT, LAT, WaPo, etc.
Their motto is straight out of 1984, "Ignorance is strength."
Right, gibsonguy?
It would seem l certainly got under someone’s skin. Do yourself a favor, let it go.
You're right. Censors/fascists do get under my skin.
You really need a lawyer to do pretty much anything these days, or a judge will throw you out of court. Only the wealthy can afford a lawyer...
Why would Gorsuch sit down with a nimrod like French?
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