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"I find it difficult to imagine that your views on this subject escaped the attention of President Trump who seems increasingly fixated on his own ballooning legal jeopardy" Sen. Leahy tells Kavanaugh re: the nominee's views on presidential power
Some Republicans expressing disbelief about Democrats saying they won't support Kavanaugh even before the hearing started are the same Republicans who helped prevent a hearing from even taking place for Merrick Garland
"We need a direct, credible answer from you, is this president or any president above the law?" Democratic Senator Dick Durbin asks Brett Kavanaugh
Senator Whitehouse points out Gorsuch's testimony last year about not being a "philosopher-king" and then notes his vote in major labor case that threw out a 1977 precedent on 5-4 ideological vote
Sen Cruz says Clinton had litmus test for judicial nominees but Trump didn't, despite the fact Trump said he would appoint "pro-life judges"
Re: Sen. Cruz's comments, this story from Nov. 2016: Trump promises pro-life, pro-gun judges, will keep some Obama policies in place - http://go.shr.lc/2PD5ezX - @WashTimes
Sen. Sasse is repeating the GOP talking points attacking the "administrative state"
Still eight senators to go until we even get to Kavanaugh's opening statement
"We got off to a very bad start" -- Chuck Grassley
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh finally gets a word in after 7 hours
Kavanaugh: "My judicial philosophy is straightforward. A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. A judge must interpret statutes as written. A judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. "
Kavanaugh also stresses the independence of the judiciary, which will be a topic in his hearing due to Trump's frequent criticism of decisions he doesn't like: "As Justice Kennedy showed us, a judge must be independent, not swayed by public pressure."
Kavanaugh: "The Supreme Court must never be viewed as a partisan institution"
Hearing over for the day. Mammoth session of questioning due tomorrow. Don't forget snacks
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