I was not formulating policy. I was articulating and defending the [Reagan] administration's position,

It was my job to articulate the administration policy,

We're not defending anything, because we don't have anything. (This) is a new season, just like 2005 is a new season for the Raiders.

Countries legislate out creativity.

President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights.

that's a misuse of precedent, not a correct use of precedent.