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Justice Sandra Day O'connor Serves As A Model Supreme Court Justice, Widely Recognized As A Jurist With Practical Values, A Sense Of The Consequences Of The Legal Decisions Being Made By The Supreme Court.

The Federal Judiciary Is Unlike The Other Branches Of Government. And Once Confirmed, A Federal Judge Serves For Life. And There's No Court Above The Supreme Court.

Press Releases Tell Us When Federal Agencies Do Something Right, But The Freedom Of Information Act Lets Us Know When They Do Not.

I'd Like Something That Faces Reality. We Have 12 Million People In This Country That Are Undocumented - That's A Reality. It's Not Going To Be Like They're All Going To Leave. One Of The Reasons I'm Holding This Hearing In The Morning Is To Hear From Somebody Who Actually Understands What's Involved Here - Janet Napolitano - And I Hope That From What She Says And What We Hear From Her, We Can Start Building Some Consensus.

This Is A Time When The Protections Of Americans' Liberties Are Directly At Risk, As Are The Checks And Balances That Have Served To Constrain Abuses Of Power For More Than 200 Years. The Supreme Court Is Relied Upon By All Of To Us Protect Our Fundamental Rights.