Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Delivers Remarks at the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy 2009 National Lawyers Convention

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Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Delivers Remarks at the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy 2009 National Lawyers Convention

SEN. JEFF SESSIONS, R-ALA., DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY 2009 NATIONAL LAWYERS CONVENTION

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

SPEAKER: SEN. JEFF SESSIONS, R-ALA.

[*] SESSIONS: Thank you very much. It is truly an honor for me to participate in kicking off this 2009 lawyers convention. And let me say how much I appreciate Leonard Leo and his leadership and all of the team at the Federalist Society for the great contribution you make to the discussion of the law in America today. And I think it's critically important. The Federalist Society are wonderful advocates for the great legal concepts that we all value.

And, Leonard, I particularly appreciate you and your friendship and insight into the key issues of America. And I do remember the founding of the society, since -- in 1982. And since that time, you've served as a bulwark for the defense of the timeless principles of freedom, of objective law, judicial restraint, separation of powers, and ordered liberty. You recognize that a sound legal philosophy, objectively executed, is the source of our freedom and prosperity.

I remember during a Sotomayor hearing, she had made a speech in which she quoted -- and she's a f...

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