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Tuesday, March 04, 2003
It looks like Estrada Cloture Vote #1 is scheduled to take place on Thursday, with Democrats feeling pretty certain they will be able to hold steady. Interestingly, the full transcript of Estrada's confirmation hearing is now available, as are his written responses to questions posed by Senator Durbin and Senator Kennedy.
Some of these answers are particularly illuminating. Here's one response to a Durbin question:
Question: 1) During your nominations hearing, Senator Edwards asked whether you consider yourself a “strict constructionist” when it comes to interpreting the Constitution. You described yourself instead as a “fair constructionist.” . . .
b) Of the current members of the Supreme Court, who would you characterize as a strict constructionist? Who would you characterize as a fair constructionist? How would you characterize the remaining justices?
RESPONSE: Although the current members of the United States Supreme Court sometimes emphasize different interpretive tools—giving, for example, greater or less prominence to text, history or precedent in a particular case—I believe each of them attempts in good faith to give a fair reading to the Constitutional provisions that come before the Court. For that reason, I would characterize each member of the current Court as a “fair constructionist.”
That answer alone should disqualify him.
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