Sen. Hatch on Alito

Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah is now speaking on Judge Alito. He says this nomination is a "debate over the judiciary itself... how much control judges should have over a written Constitution that belongs to the people."

Sen. Hatch then says the right place to start is determine what judges are supposed to do, and then measure Judge Alito against that. Hatch is giving a lesson on civics -- the President nominates judges and then Senate gives advice by giving or withholding consent. That advice is designed to help the President determine whether to actually appoint a judge.

"Judges are not politicians," Hatch says. "Judges must decide cases, not champion causes. Judges must decide legal cases, not pursue agendas. Judges must interpret and apply the law, not make the law."