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Supreme Runner-up
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| 7/23/05
| Robert Novak
Posted on 07/24/2005 2:16:40 AM PDT by beyond the sea
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"A link to the Federalist Society, which has been highly critical of the Supreme Court's liberal decisions, could be used to attack Roberts's judicial objectivity." --- pretty wise to keep it quiet if he is indeed a member.
To: beyond the sea
In his confirmation testimony two years ago, Roberts said that judges should be "ever mindful that they are insulated from democratic pressures precisely because the Framers expected them to be discerning law, not shaping policy," and added: "That means that judges should not look to their own personal views or preferences in deciding the cases before them. Their commission is no license to impose their preferences from the bench."
To: beyond the sea
Roberts over the years often has been identified as a Federalist member, but he is reported now as telling Bush aides that he never joined the society. So what's the truth??
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posted on
07/24/2005 2:22:16 AM PDT
by
k2blader
(Hic sunt dracones..)
To: beyond the sea
Clement's supporters say ... Just not good enough.
Equivalent to "Roberts' supporters say ..."
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posted on
07/24/2005 2:24:17 AM PDT
by
k2blader
(Hic sunt dracones..)
To: CWOJackson; k2blader
Sounds good to me.
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I'm getting a kick out of the libs and dems getting all bent out of shape about the rumors of Edith Clement:
Liberals, upset with Roberts nomination demand to know source of Clement rumors
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1446901/posts
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posted on
07/24/2005 2:28:38 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
("If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball." - Jack Lemmon)
To: k2blader
I don't know. I assume he agrees with their position.
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posted on
07/24/2005 2:29:26 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
("If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball." - Jack Lemmon)
To: beyond the sea
*LOL* Are they now? That is funny. :-)
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posted on
07/24/2005 2:31:53 AM PDT
by
k2blader
(Hic sunt dracones..)
To: k2blader
Are they now? That is funny.The Dems. and Walter Cronkite are still pissed that Karl Rove got Osama to make that convenient tape right before the election.
;-)
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posted on
07/24/2005 2:41:35 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
("If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball." - Jack Lemmon)
To: k2blader
"So what's the truth??" Some Senator will ask him and he'll have to answer.
To: Neanderthal
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posted on
07/24/2005 2:52:59 AM PDT
by
k2blader
(Hic sunt dracones..)
To: k2blader
So what's the truth??The diametric opposite of whatever the Democrats are saying.
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posted on
07/24/2005 2:57:13 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: Caipirabob
Then that might mean he's not a member of "the conservative Federalist Society".
Is that a good thing?
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posted on
07/24/2005 3:02:43 AM PDT
by
k2blader
(Hic sunt dracones..)
To: k2blader
I've read he's attending meetings and given speeches, but he's not an active registered member in the honorable Federalist Society.
I think this man is simply brilliant and decided early in his career not to get pegged with an ideological tag. It wouldn't stop him from being a conservative.
Yet the proof is in the pudding. We just won't know until his first ruling.
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posted on
07/24/2005 3:11:19 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: Caipirabob
Thanks for the info. No doubt you're right about the pudding. :-)
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posted on
07/24/2005 3:15:08 AM PDT
by
k2blader
(Hic sunt dracones..)
To: beyond the sea
pretty wise to keep it quiet if he is indeed a member. I see. Even tho we keep winning elections, we should cower.
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posted on
07/24/2005 3:34:33 AM PDT
by
Huck
("John Roberts will almost certainly pull the Supreme Court to the right."-Rich Lowry)
To: Huck
I see. Even tho we keep winning elections, we should cower.LOL.
"I see." Questionable vision perhaps.
Remaining quiet is not "cowering" as you nimbly suggest, instead it's keeping them guessing........... and don't you just love uncertain liberals wondering what's up?
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posted on
07/24/2005 4:21:00 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
("If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball." - Jack Lemmon)
To: beyond the sea
Does this mean that we can expect the inferior and underqualified Clement to be nominated to replace Rehnquist? If so than it would be a great disappointment. Another 6 months will be enough time for Janice Rogers-Brown to have served on the Circuit Court. I mean c'mon, she served for years of the Supreme Court of our largest state. That ought to be enough. Edith Clement would be a capitulation to Liberals.
To: montag813
I say nominate F. Lee Levin ........ and I'm not kidding.
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posted on
07/24/2005 4:23:10 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
("If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball." - Jack Lemmon)
To: montag813
Does this mean that we can expect the inferior and underqualified Clement to be nominated to replace Rehnquist?I don't think so. Just because she was said to be the runner-up a little while ago, doesn't mean that that will be true when Rehnquist retires.
I like Edith Jones if F. Lee Levin is not the nominee.
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posted on
07/24/2005 4:28:11 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
("If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball." - Jack Lemmon)
To: Caipirabob
"Yet the proof is in the pudding. We just won't know until his first ruling."
The proof is in the performance. And the libs didn't have to wait with Bader-Ginsberg, the ACLU candidate, nor with Breyer, and neither should we.
I'm getting increasingly bad vibs here, but I guess we'll have to wait for the hearings, but I doubt this candidate will reveal much.
I am personally very concerned here.
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posted on
07/24/2005 4:35:39 AM PDT
by
ZULU
(Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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