Amy Coney Barrett promised on Monday night to rule from the Supreme Court bench with strict independence.
“It is the job of a senator to pursue her policy preferences. In fact, it would be a dereliction of duty for her to put policy goals aside. By contrast, it is the job of a judge to resist her policy preferences. It would be a dereliction of duty for her to give into them,” she said at her swearing in ceremony at the White House.