At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over.

Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment.

Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.

If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it.

There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.

Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public.