“I believe in the separation of powers. If a judge crosses the line between interpreting and making the law, he has crossed the line separating his legitimate authority from the legislative branch's authority. Now, to me that's a very serious matter if we believe, as America's founders did, that the separation of powers - not just in theory or in a textbook but in practice in the actual functioning of government - is the linchpin of limited government and liberty.”
- Former U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch