Associate Justice Confirmation Hearing: Ernest [Confirmed]

[Ebowed]

1. What do you believe to be the most important qualities of a good Justice?
2. How broad a power on legislative matters (such as environmental, health, or labor issues) do you feel the Constitution guarantees the Senate?
3. You dissented in the decision striking down the federal minimum wage as unconstitutional.  Have your views evolved on this issue since then?

[Ebowed]

Nay

[Ebowed]

Nay

I can only express my discontent at what someone eloquently described to me just a couple days ago as certain people attempting to turn the Supreme Court into an ideological playground, as opposed to an institution where the meeting of great legal minds flourishes.

You're using circular reasoning if you accuse me of politicizing the Supreme Court by voting against a libertarian, but don't make the same accusation of the President for nominating one.

You will note that I voted to confirm bullmoose88, another self-described libertarian.