Law Matters, Because It Keeps Us Safe,

In Our Own Times, A Coherent Socialist Movement Is Nowhere To Be Found In The United States. Americans Are More Likely To Speak Of A Golden Past Than Of A Golden Future, Of Capitalism's Glories Than Of Socialism's Greatness.

It's Not That There Are No Masters, But That There Are Many. And The Job Of The Solicitor General Is To Balance Those Masters And To Accommodate Them All, Each In Their Proper Places, Wisely And Well And In So Doing To Represent The People Of The United States.

I've Led A School Whose Faculty And Students Examine And Discuss And Debate Every Aspect Of Our Law And Legal System. And What I've Learned Most Is That No One Has A Monopoly On Truth Or Wisdom. I've Learned That We Make Progress By Listening To Each Other, Across Every Apparent Political Or Ideological Divide.

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.

If I Am Confirmed, I Will Commit To Show Heller And The Principles Articulated In It The Full Measure Of Respect That Is Due To All Constitution Decisions Of The Court.