And the White House said in a statement Saturday that Barrett “has demonstrated a steadfast dedication to upholding the Constitution as written, and not legislating from the bench.”

In many narrowly ruled cases, some justices have been accused of twisting the law to fit the ruling instead of ruling on how the law is written.

Chief Justice John Roberts, for instance, ruled in 2012 in favor of keeping the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in place by portraying it as a tax.

“If confirmed, I would not assume that role for the sake of those in my own circle, and certainly not for my own sake. I would assume this role to serve you. I would discharge the judicial oath, which requires me to administer justice without respect to persons, through equal rights to the poor and rich, and faithfully and impartially discharge my duties under the United States Constitution,” she said.