May 11, 2010 3:29PM 

# Taking Judicial Matters Seriously 

By [Roger Pilon](https://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon) 

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Elena Kagan, with no judicial opinions and few legal writings, is the new “stealth” nominee for the Supreme Court. All the more reason senators should press her about the most important question before the country today: After ObamaCare, are there any longer any constitutional limits on government? For more, see [my piece at Forbes​.com](http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/11/supreme-court-elena-kagan-opinions-contributors-roger-pilon.html?boxes=Homepagechannels).

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[Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) 

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