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Hatch questions Roberts about the "role of unelected judges in our democracy" and asks Roberts to sketch out his views of this balance.

Roberts begins by citing Marbury v. Madison. "We have to decide what the constitution means. And that's what the framer's intended. The obligation to decide cases is the only basis to interprtet the constitution and laws."

"Judges have to decide hard questions...according to the rule of law, not their own social preferences, not their policy views, not their personal preferences."

Posted by Marc Ambinder | 10:49 AM