Comments on: Bush Nominates Roberts as Chief Justice

By: loboinok

loboinok — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 22:58:20 +0000

David C… Could find your contact info on your site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Roberts_Jr.#The_Commerce_Clause

By: David C

David C — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 08:44:55 +0000

Please let me add this to me post above:

If anyone can supply me with good reasons why he knows with certainty that John Roberts will be a properly restrained jurist while on the Supreme Court, please e-mail them to me through my web site.

By: David C

David C — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 08:36:52 +0000

Ann Coulter has serious doubts about Roberts. She thinks he could be another David Souter for all we really know about him.

What do all you Roberts boosters know that Coulter doesn’t?

I ask because the post doesn’t tell me anything about why Roberts would make a good Supreme Court judge, let alone a good Chief Justice.

And who the hell cares about cutting three confirmation hearings down to two? If he had nominated Scalia to be Chief Justice, do you really think the Senate would have said no?

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 04:22:25 +0000

I don’t care what his politics are Deborah, as long he doesn’t allow them to interfere with doing his job.

By: Deborah Grilli

Deborah Grilli — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 04:05:50 +0000

Great work, Jay. I too think this was a very shrewd move on Bush’s part; I just hope Roberts is the conservative he appears to be.

By: Timmer

Timmer — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 03:16:57 +0000

I’m with you on this one – this was a VERY smooth move by President Bush. He knows EXACTLY what they have to throw at Roberts, and it ain’t much! Besides, being Chief Justice does not mean that he gets any more votes…it’s still just one. Roberts, being the sharp, humorous and laid back fella that he seems to be (and is reputed to be) would be perfect as Chief Justice.

Great post brother!

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 01:47:34 +0000

I don’t know, I just sick of hearing their whining I guess. You bring up a good point however. There are however many other great reasons Roberts would make a good Chief Justice. One, is that being an outsider he could more likely sway opinions in favor of not legislating from the bench. Another is his age. If, and from all evidence I’ve seen he is, a strict consitutionalist…then he will probably be in the position for a while. Scalia’s opinions are already known, and however comforting this is to us conservatives, it makes him less likely to sway opinion amongst the other Justices.

It isn’t so much being afraid of a fight, but knowing the right way to fight. We shouldn’t want a conservative judge anymore than a liberal one. Judges are not supposed to be labled that way anyway. Both sides SHOULD want someone that has the qualifications, and does their job…which is interpretation of the Constitution. Of course the far left want someone to write laws for them. We shouldn’t go in that same ditch with them.

No matter who he appoints we will not know for sure what their positions are until they start doing their job. The exception would be bumping up someone we have already seen perform, such as Scalia. I would have been happy with that choice as well. But, don’t be weary about this. I think Roberts has great qualifications too.

By: gunjam

gunjam — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 01:27:17 +0000

Jay, We will have to agree to disagree on this one: I thought this spot had Scalia’s name on it. I am with Coulter here: Scalia is THE legal giant of our age, in my (non-legal, if not illegal) opinion. I shall earnestly pray that Roberts turns out to be a (pleasant) surprise, however. Question: Why are you (and Bush) so eager to avoid a fight with the corrupt Senate Dems and their MSM shills? I say: Let’s take it to them — again and again and again. Anyway, thanks for your usual plethora of superb links, posts, etc.

By: The MaryHunter

The MaryHunter — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 20:38:37 +0000

Jay, at least you got to sleep some! I was up too goggone early for a holiday, LOL

I like your analysis. It’s still going to get the goat of many conservatives like Ann Coulter, who feel Roberts is far too much an unknown quantity. Though, in the papers that have kept dribbling out over the August recess, it sure is sounding like Roberts is our conservative dude. Time will tell…

Also Bergbikr reminded me that Scalia (who I’d have thought was an obvious Chief J) has written and spoken in rather inflamatory diatribes against the activist judiciary… perhaps even directing some ire at the Dems. He’d get a lot of flack for that in the confirmation process.

What the hey, I’d take two battles instead of three any day. Now if he’d only elevate Janice Rogers Brown… haven’t seen her name on any short lists yet.

By: jay

jay — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 20:00:59 +0000

Just wondering if you are celebrating this socialist holiday….or if you are forgoing all that to work.

I assume you work.

That may be a stretch. Let’s just pretend you do.