[al_again]

If the hearings would actually reveal nominees intent, I might agree with you. However, the hearings don't come close to accomplishing this task. If they did, we would not have Kennedy and Souter on the bench.

[maryz]

If they did, we would not have Kennedy and Souter on the bench.

From what I've read on some threads, you'd have had to had Kennedy and Souter hooked up to a lie-detector!