Posted on 07/13/2010 8:19:52 AM PDT by bs9021
SCOTUS Nominee Wont Ask, Wont Tell
Bethany Stotts, July 13, 2010
On day two of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings, ranking Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Member Jeff Sessions, R, Ala., remarked that he was taken aback by the tone of the Supreme Court nominees account of her decision to deny military recruiters access to Harvard Law Schools Office of Career Services at times during her tenure as Dean, because he thought the tone of her testimony was unconnected to reality.
I know what happened at Harvard. I know you were an outspoken leader against the military policy. argued Sen. Sessions.
Kagan had earlier told Sen. Sessions that she was not quite sure how I would characterize my politics, but one thing I do know is that my politics would be, must be, have to be, completely separate from my judging and I agree with you, to the extent that youre saying, look, judging is about considering a case that comes before you and then considering how the law applies to their case.
How the law applies to their case, not how your own personal views, not how your own political views might suggest, you know, anything about the case but what the law says, whether its the constitution or whether its a statute, said Kagan....
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>>>>Kagan had earlier told Sen. Sessions that she was not quite sure how I would characterize my politics, but one thing I do know is that my politics would be, must be, have to be, completely separate from my judging and I agree with you, to the extent that youre saying, look, judging is about considering a case that comes before you and then considering how the law applies to their case. <<<<
Perjury right there.
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