I consider it appropriate to question him as to his views on … following precedents.

It does set very dangerous precedents. It would now be difficult to find a common international approach to dealing with other political hotspots such as North Korea.

Set it down to thyself, as well to create good precedents as to follow them.

Historical Precedents and Constitutional Standards.

All bad precedents begin as justifiable measures

But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as strongly as one might expect. The original precedent in a line of precedents could not have...