kavanaugh would seek to overturn roe v wade. protecting this right is important to me. to my knowledge judge kavanaugh is the first supreme court nominee to express the view that precedent is not merely a practice and tradition but rooted in article 3 of our constitution itself. he believes that precedent is not just a judicial policy, it is constitutionally dictated to pay attention and pay heed to rules of precedent. in other words, precedent isn't a goal or an aspiration, it is a constitutional tenet that has to be followed except in the most