And I would welcome petitions or proposals to strengthen and improve the recusal rules, I think they can always be improved, and I think that's kind of underlying. Your question is, should there be stronger rules? We've seen with the US Supreme Court, what happens when the ethical rules for justices are too weak. When you've got justices who are accepting luxury trips from people who have an interest in the cases or are flying partisan flags outside of their homes, the people lose faith and lose confidence in the court. (48:06–48:15)
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