His answer was, 'I am concerned with judicial independence. Congress can prescribe standards, but when Congress starts to act like a court and prescribe particular remedies in particular cases, Congress has overstepped its bounds.'

I asked whether it was constitutional for Congress to intervene in an end-of-life case with a specific remedy,

I'll tell you, gentlemen, it's this kind of case that makes many of us in Congress skeptical that it's actually a new day,

I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep it.' But the truth is that none of the health reform bills making their way through Congress actually delivers on that promise.

Protect IP (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) are a step towards a different kind of Internet. They are a step towards an Internet in which those with money and lawyers and access to power have a greater voice than those who don't.

Because the act fatally compromises the independence of the judiciary and hopelessly blurs the line between the role of our courts and law enforcement, we have no choice but to declare the act unconstitutional.