“To my knowledge, Judge Kavanaugh is the first Supreme Court nominee to express the view that precedent is not merely a practice and tradition, but rooted in Article III of our Constitution itself. He said decisions become part of our legal framework with the passage of time and that honoring precedent is essential to maintaining public confidence.” — Susan Collins on the Senate floor, defending “party boofer” Brett Kavanaugh
“To my knowledge, Judge Kavanaugh is the first Supreme Court nominee to express the view that precedent is not merely a practice and tradition, but rooted in Article III of our Constitution itself. He said decisions become part of our legal framework with the passage of time and that honoring precedent is essential to maintaining public confidence.” — Susan Collins on the Senate floor, defending “party boofer” Brett Kavanaugh
The problem is that anyone would accept these slippery truisms as any sort of commitment in the first place.