Excerpt from Supreme Court nomination hearing regarding proper scope of questioning….

“[I]t is our responsibility as members of the [Judiciary] Committee… in advising and consenting, that we are challenged to ascertain the qualifications and the training and the experience and the judgment of a nominee, and that it is not our responsibility to test out the nominee’s particular philosophy, whether we agree or disagree….”

[Answer on page 2.]


Answer: Senator Ted Kennedy, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 7-19-67

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