Once you're in a system where there are contributions being made, it's certainly not the case that everybody expects something back.
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I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less.Stephen Breyer
At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over.
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We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other.
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But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent.
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And the problem is once you get into this campaign business and begin to have a lot of money, then the person on the bench begins to think - what's going to happen if I decide the case this way or that way?
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The judge was authorized to determine for sentencing purposes whether crack, as well as cocaine, was involved,
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