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I believe the two biggest mistakes made by the Founders were giving Federal judges life-time appointments and permitting them to be confirmed without the agreement of two-thirds of the members of the United States Senate.

John Jay Hooker

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John Jay Hooker
Age: 85 †
Born: 1930
Born: August 24
Died: 2016
Died: January 24
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