The Volokh Conspiracy - President Bush on Appointing Judges:

Here is a statement by President Bush on what kind of judges he would nominate to the Supreme Court:

What I would do is appoint people to the federal bench that will not legislate from the bench, who will interpret the Constitution.

Can anyone remember the month and year in which President Bush made this exact statement?

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	[Orin Kerr, October 18, 2005 at 1:57pm] Trackbacks President Bush on Appointing Judges: Here is a statement by President Bush on what kind of judges he would nominate to the Supreme Court: What I would do is appoint people to the federal bench that will not legislate from the bench, who will interpret the Constitution. Can anyone remember the month and year in which President Bush made this exact statement? For the answer, click here. here (October, 1988. The president is George H.W. Bush, not his son George W. Bush. The event was a 10/13/88 Presidential debate with Michael Dukakis. Source: Newsday, October 14, 1988.)