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Have changed the outcome. judge thomas has a very interesting background which maybe kavanaugh doesn't have the same biography. >> you worked directly with justice alito, justice thomas, through those confirmation processes, what did you learn from each in their different personalities how they come to this? >> i think authenticity is important. i think both of those nominees did very well. in very different ways. >> they're very different. >> chief justice roberts is a charming urbane waesh ishington. i think trying too hard to play a role that doesn't reflect you, doesn't work. >> knowing wh...

Federalist 78 and what is described there is a system of precedent. precedent is rooted right into the constitution itself and is constitutionally dictated to pay attention and pay heed to the rules of precedent. beyond that, being a good judge means paying attention to the words that are written. the words of the constitution, the words of the statutes that are passed by congress. not doing what i want to do, not deferring whether the executive rewrites the laws passed by congress, but respect for the laws passed by congress, respect for the rule of law and the words put into the constitution...

Judicial power, you look at federalist 78. and what's described there is a system of precedent. precedent is rooted right into the constitution itself. and constitutionally dictated to pay attention and pay heed to the rules of precedent. beyond that, being a good judge means paying attention to the words that are written. the words of the constitution, the words of the statutes that are passed by congress. not doing what i want to do. not deferring when the executive rewrites the laws passed by congress. but respect for the laws passed by congress, respect for the rule -- law, the words put i...

On a different plane, but this is all about politics. these confirmation processes are always all about politics. the democrats will ratchet up this rhetoric because the margin is very thin them. if they can push a couple of boats to the other side, neither they block his confirmation. from my perspective i don't see anything principle from my perspective. donald trump's president until he is not, and i expect him to be president until at least 2020. i don't think cavanaugh becomes at all illegitimate because of whatever problems president trump has. deal with it and vote. >> and harris, yeste...

The president said justice kennedy had great version and heart hand he will work on his replacement. >> we will begin our search for a new justice of the united states supreme court. that will begin immediately. hopefully we're going to pick somebody that will be as outstanding. >> shepard: the president in the last half hour. president trump already appointed neil gorsuch to the bench replacing antonin scalia that did in february 2016. that happened to the dismay of democrats at the time. we can expect this to be one of the most bruising confirmation processes in modern american history. fox ...