Court, Justice Blackmun, and Federalism: A Subtle Movement with Potentially Great Ramifications, The
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Kobylka, Joseph F.
Issue Date
1986
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19
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Journal Article
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FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|Among their qualifications I would consider would be experience or great knowledge in the field of criminal justice, and an understanding of the role some of the decisions of the high court have played in weakening the peace forces in our society in recent years .... There are other requirements I would make of nominees to the high court which the people have a right to know. They would be strict constructionists who saw their duty as interpreting law and not making law. They would see themselves as care takers of the Constitution and servants of the people, not super-legislators with a free hand to impose their social and political viewpoints upon the American people.|-Richard M. Nixon, candidate, 3 November 1968, New York Times|The Constitution is a document of specified words and construction. I would do my best to have decisions not determined by my personal views and philosophy but in terms of its definite and defined meaning ... [however] many times this is obscure.|-Harry A. Blackmun, nominee, 30 April 1970, New York Times...
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19 Creighton L. Rev. 9 (1985-1986)
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Creighton University School of Law