McCain Would Appoint Justices Like Roberts, Alito

"McCain sees Roberts, Alito as examples" from the Washington Post reports on Senator John McCain's speech in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in which he said that he would appoint strict constructionist judges that interpret the law and don't legislate from the federal bench.

He used Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito as examples of the sort of justices he would appoint.

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"The Judicial Stakes" from the Wall Street Journal

McCain said Supreme Court Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito "would serve as the model for my own nominees if that responsibility falls to me," highlighting the gap between Republicans and Democrats on the question of who deserves to sit on the nation's highest court. Both justices have established solidly conservative records since President Bush appointed them to the court, and the appointment of just one more conservative on the Supreme Court could tip the balance on questions such as abortion, civil rights, civil liberties and private property.

"My nominees will understand that there are clear limits to the scope of judicial power, and clear limits to the scope of federal power," McCain told a crowd of several hundred at Wake Forest University's Wait Chapel, as he stood in front of nine American flags and two mock-ups of the Constitution's preamble. "For decades now, some federal judges have taken it upon themselves to pronounce and rule on matters that were never intended to be heard in courts or decided by judges."

View the video below to hear John McCain speak about the type of justices he would appoint to the Supreme Court: