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Whether or not they are wrong. and other factors as well. so i agree with both of the statements that youve read. >> let me add one to that and then well move on. im particularly interested in the case of roe v. wade. roe was decided by nearly 50 years ago and reaffirmed over a dozen times since then. so my question is this. does roe v. wade have the status of being a case that is a super precedent? and what other supreme court cases do you believe have that status? >> well, senator, all supreme...

Mr. chairman. i just would like to compliment the witness. i think you are doing very well. and as you can see this is a bit of a tough place. so judge, one of the issues that i often discuss with nominees, particularly to the supreme court, is the issue of abortion. i have asked the three most recent supreme court nominees about this issues and i would like to discuss it with you today. in 2017 i asked justice gorsuch about this during his confirmation hearing. i asked him to expand on a commen...

0 whether or not they still present a threat to the united states or the world at large and i think its six months, maybe a year. but that goes on at least on an annual basis, and if there is a determination that this person still represents a threat to the united states, they are continued to be confined. thats the way the system works. are you okay with that? >> as a policy matter, senator, im not speaking to my views. my understanding is the periodic review system is an executive branch deter...