Translating McCain: Quotes from Wake Forest University 5

Legislating from the bench:

What he said:

"The moral authority of our judiciary depends on judicial self-restraint, but this authority quickly vanishes when a court presumes to make law instead of apply it."

What he means:

"I support conservative nominees who as judges won't lift a finger to stand up for the rights of ordinary people or open the courthouse door to all Americans, but who will be quick to strike down massive portions of the Clean Water Act, school desegregation programs, consumer protections, or equal pay laws because they feel like it."

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