When The Senate Ceases To Engage Nominees

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.

And What My Constitutional Values Are Are Wholly Irrelevant To The Job, And So Neither You Nor Anyone Else Will Know What They Are.

The Supreme Court, Of Course, Has The Responsibility Of Ensuring That Our Government Never Oversteps Its Proper Bounds Or Violates The Rights Of Individuals. But The Court Must Also Recognize The Limits On Itself And Respect The Choices Made By The American People.

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.

American Radicals Cannot Afford To Become Their Own Worst Enemies. In Unity Lies Their Only Hope.