Comments on: Democrats Don’t Get It

By: killrighty.net

killrighty.net — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 02:33:06 +0000

Durbin, way out of his depth
Just watched Durbin questioning Roberts, which was very entertaining. Durbin continued to follow the Dim attack plan, and again was embarassed as Roberts ran rings around him with his straightforward no-nonsense approach. From citing Roberts comfort…

By: TMH's Bacon Bits

TMH's Bacon Bits — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:50:54 +0000

The Roberts Hearing and the Rehnquist Counterrevolution (Vol. 2)
Rehnquist had been fighting to pull the court away from the liberal ideologic revolution that swept the courts in the last century. This will be Roberts&#8217; charge when he takes the helm: to refocus the court on the Constitution, not on what the co…

By: Publius Rendezvous

Publius Rendezvous — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:34:40 +0000

The John Roberts Show
With each barb lobbed by Senators Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden, Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer; Judge Roberts further illustrates why I, along with others, are beginning to see President Bush plucked the right man to replace Chief Justice Rehnquist.

By: jtpleiku

jtpleiku — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:13:06 +0000

if judges allow their personal views to direct how they intepret the law, then they’re not doing their job. yes it is true that we, as everyday people, allow our views to direct how we interpret things, but that is why we have a written law we all have to follow by. written law has to be rigid or else our liberties and rights will be left up to the whims of conservative or liberal justices who allow their personal views to direct the way they interpret the law. in this instance, the same law might be differently applied by judges with differing personal views…isn’t that a problem?

cl, you are partially correct. it shouldn’t matter if a liberal or conservative gets nominated. all that should be discussed is their ability to be a judge. and is this happening during these confirmation hearings? absolutely not!

as scalia once said. if the lawrence decision is overturned and the issue of privacy to somdomy gets returned to the states, texas might very well overwhelmingly ban sodomy through the state legislature. scalia himself said that he disagrees with this possible outcome, but he can’t do anything about it b/c it’s out of his jurisdiction. an example of him separating his personal views from his judicial duties.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:10:30 +0000

CL, you speak of moderates…this is what John Roberts is, and why he is saying he will not put his personal views into this. Watch, he will get the votes needed, even from the dems…the moderate dems who know he is qualified, and the best out there for the job.

By: gina

gina — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:51:52 +0000

Hypocrites ? Never in History do I recall the Conservates acting like this , do correct me if I am wrong ..

By: cl

cl — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:24:53 +0000

If your personal views don’t matter then what difference does it make if we place a conservative, moderate, or liberal on the bench? Of course it matters because our personal views direct how we interpret things (the law in this case.) If a liberal was nominated, wouldn’t you also question the same way? Of course. Hypocrites! Place a moderate on the bench!