LIVE THREAD 2 : SCOTUS Announcement at 9 PM (EDT)

Thread One ^ | July 19, 2005 | Me

[Mo1]

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Thread One

[rwfromkansas]

Bush played this masterfully, even involving his WIFE by suggesting he appoint a woman.

Roberts WILL be filibustered. No doubt about that. But, since Graham has said he will vote with Frist no matter who Bush picks, I believe we would also be able to get back a few more of the gane of 14.

[Boondock_Saint]

Woo Hoo! Bush gets a doublr thumbs-up!!

While working as White House counsel and a former deputy solicitor for Ken Starr, Roberts supposed a hard-line, anti-civil rights policy that opposed affirmative action, would have made it nearly impossible for minorities to prove a violation of the Voting Rights Act and would have resegregated public schools. He also took strongly anti-choice positions in two Supreme Court cases, one that severely restricted the ability of poor women to gain information about abortion services, and another that took away a key means for women to and clinics to combat anti-abortion zealots.

As Deputy Solicitor General, Roberts argued in a brief before the Supreme Court that "we continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled. The Court's conclusion in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion...finds no support in the text, structure, or history of the Constitution."

As Deputy Solicitor General, Roberts filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Operation Rescue and individuals who routinely blocked access to clinics. The brief argued that the protesters' behavior did not discriminate against women and that blockades and clinic protests were protected speech under the First Amendment.

http://poplicks.com/2005/07/supreme-court-justice-john-g-roberts.html

[over3Owithabrain]

Paula Zahn is grinding her teeth so hard during the Toobin interview, that sparks are flying out of her mouth!

[mewzilla]

As if anybody in the country besides political junkies even know who Joe Wilson is.

Or Karl Rove. Or Scooter Libby. Great jumpin' jimminy do these people have navel-gazing down to a fine art.

[ken5050]

NRO blogspot reports that Roberts' wife is executive director of "Feminists for Life".....Barbara Boxer is gonna go nuts..

[MamaB]

And they keep saying that he is not very smart! He is terrific.

[maggief]

[Salvation]

Thanks to all!

[NeoCaveman]

Barbara Boxer is gonna go nuts..

How can we tell?

[Cecily]

Maybe this will knock all the stupid Karl Rove stories out of the lamesteam media for awhile. Sounds like the libbies have something new to froth at the mouth about.

[hole_n_one]

Now MSNBC is saying the announcement is being made to "take the heat off Karl Rove".

As is 'rat leader Harry Reid.

[tiredoflaundry]

LOL I love it!!!

[gopwinsin04]

Our votes really did count on election day!

[tiamat]

DU is in the process of commiting Ritual Suicide.

:-)

[rwfromkansas]

The thing about Roberts is that though he is new to the bench so he does not have many cases.....which normally would cause Souter fears....he was a laywer and argued cases before the SCOTUS, including to overturn Roe. He is a good pick.

[Arrowhead1952]

Now if we can just get Roberts confirmed quickly, Justice Renquist can resign and Bush can elevate Scalia and add Jones to the Court.

DITTOS TO THAT....

[small voice in the wilderness]

Nope. And as they once again limp away, tattered and bruised, they plot against him, and this country. Fools.

[clyde asbury]

[Soul Seeker]

This feels about as good as when G.W. won re-election.

WELL DONE Mr President!

Now REPUBLICANS in SENATE, GET THE JOB DONE!

[hattend]

Yup, Couric will be clad in black tomorrow morning, I'll bet.

Also with her snarly, frowny face. I don't watch the morning news shows but if you do, please ping me with your report tomorrow. ;-)