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Judge for Yourself

Judge for Yourself
Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts (R) and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy (L) sit for an official photo with other members of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 1, 2017. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
David Flint
David Flint
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An 82-year-old American judge, Justice Anthony Kennedy, announced his retirement and the country is in uproar. It’s a catastrophe, the Left claims. One left-winger even says he wished Justice Kennedy had been shot instead of JFK or Robert Kennedy.

The President has a very clear mandate, one which he spelt out in his election campaign. This is not to nominate, as the Left claims, a conservative. This is to choose judges who don’t think, like Humpty Dumpty, that “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”

David Flint
David Flint
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David Flint is an emeritus professor of law, known for his leadership of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and for his tenure as head of the Australian Broadcasting Authority. He is also a former chairman of the Australian Press Council and the World Association of Press Councils.
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