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Liberal Yale Prof. Akhil Amar: ‘Distinguished Dems, Don’t Be Mad, Be Smart, Be Careful What You Wish For
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Akhil Amar

Name: Akhil Amar

Employment: Yale University

Position: Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science

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U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

Name: U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

URL: http://www.senate.gov/

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09/07/2018 10:19 am
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Grassley distinguished senators My ░░░░░░░░ is I am the ░░░░░░░░ professor of science at ░░░░░░░░ university where I specialize ░░░░░░░░ constitutional law I ve ░░░░░░░░ testified before this committee ░░░░░░░░ seven occasions and is ░░░░░░░░ a solemn responsibility Here ░░░░░░░░ my top 10 points ░░░░░░░░ Brett Kavanaugh is the ░░░░░░░░ candidate on the horizon ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court s biggest ░░░░░░░░ is to uphold the ░░░░░░░░ He has studied the ░░░░░░░░ with more care range ░░░░░░░░ nose thoughtfulness than any ░░░░░░░░ sitting Republican judge under ░░░░░░░░ 60 He s the ░░░░░░░░ choice on the long ░░░░░░░░ of 25 potential nominees ░░░░░░░░ say this as a ░░░░░░░░ scholar who voted for ░░░░░░░░ Clinton and strongly supported ░░░░░░░░ nomination made by democratic ░░░░░░░░ in my lifetime Original ░░░░░░░░ in is wise and ░░░░░░░░ Especially for those like ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh who are originalists ░░░░░░░░ takes you to what ░░░░░░░░ words meant when they ░░░░░░░░ adopted To discern as ░░░░░░░░ and distill its wisdom ░░░░░░░░ originalists are following in ░░░░░░░░ footsteps of George Washington ░░░░░░░░ Hamilton James Madison Joseph ░░░░░░░░ and Abraham Lincoln among ░░░░░░░░ Original resume is neither ░░░░░░░░ nor outlandish The most ░░░░░░░░ originalists of the last ░░░░░░░░ was a towering liberal ░░░░░░░░ senator turned justice Hugo ░░░░░░░░ Who assisted in taking ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution s words ░░░░░░░░ spirit guaranteeing free speech ░░░░░░░░ equality equality the right ░░░░░░░░ vote the right to ░░░░░░░░ and much more The ░░░░░░░░ cited more often as ░░░░░░░░ best provision was he ░░░░░░░░ just the founder s ░░░░░░░░ but also the vision ░░░░░░░░ amendments Especially the transformative ░░░░░░░░ and woman s suffrage ░░░░░░░░ Brett Kavanaugh s views ░░░░░░░░ executive power I will ░░░░░░░░ with Mr Macleod because ░░░░░░░░ seems you have clerked ░░░░░░░░ different people with different ░░░░░░░░ on interpreting the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ so mayor and judge ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh I will let ░░░░░░░░ list what you think ░░░░░░░░ most important characteristics are ░░░░░░░░ if you see Brett ░░░░░░░░ meeting these.>> I think intelligence
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