Judge - the only way to mediate the conflicting impulses is to do what they should do anyway. Stay close to the record in each case that appears before them and make their judgements on that alone.
And knowing Sam Alito as I do, I am struck by how accurately these words describe the way he has performed on the Court and that is why, with utmost enthusiasm, I recommend he be confirmed as to SCOTUS.
Leonard Garth up now
Judge Garth appearing via video from California. He recently had major spinal surgery and can't travel.