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I know there will be a lot of discussion today about the politics of all this, about who won and who lost. But that discussion completely misses the point. Whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold it.

 Justice Sotomayor rose from the housing projects of the Bronx to take a seat in the highest court in the United States.