[saganite]

The MSM will have a field day with this one.

[Bahbah]

Robertson, who was appointed to the federal bench in Washington by President Bill Clinton in 1994....

In case anyone was wondering.

[GOPyouth]

This makes absolutely no sense at all. The court was notified of the wiretaps. This article makes it sound as if this judge knew about it, had no problem with it, but decided to resign after the NYT ran it.

[johnny7]

Proper headline:

Hack-judge obeys DNC and quits-in-protest

[MagnoliaB]

Hey, I have no problem with some liberal judge, appointed by Clinton, quiting as long as he keeps his mouth shut about national security issues when he is not longer a federal employee.

I do have a question that maybe someone here can answer.

I keep hearing the dimwitocrats belly aching that the President shouldn't overstep getting a wiretap authorized from a judge because he has up 72 hours after wards to get a judges permission.

My question is, what happens if they go ahead and wire tap someone and then the judge says no, what then?

Doesn't this in effect ultimately give a freaking judge the final say over our national security?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Meaningless, UNTIL you know his politics, who first appointed (er, annointed) him to the judiciary, and who he donates to.

In Washington today, "ALL politics is Party politics" ....

[stocksthatgoup]

This is the same judge who has fought the Bush Administration every step in the WOT. The same judge who dismissed charges against Web Hubbell, his wife and other Clintonistas. This judge is the worst kind of political hack.
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November 08, 2004
Federal District Judge James Robertson ruled today that the Guantanamo military tribunals are illegal as constituted.
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U.S. District Judge James Robertson ruled that the New Buffalo area where the tribe intends to build its casino will not sustain significant negative environmental or social impact due to the development as claimed by Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos.
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WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, July 1) -- A federal judge dismissed tax evasion charges against former Justice Department official and presidential friend Webster Hubbell, calling the indictment brought by Independent Counsel Ken Starr "the quintessential fishing expedition."
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11:00 AM Aug. 02, 2000 PT The FBI must respond to privacy activists' request for information about the Carnivore email surveillance system. In a hearing late Wednesday,
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U.S. District Judge James Robertson's decision is "a major rebuke to federal agencies charged with protecting imperiled wildlife," said the National Wildlife Federation, which sued the service and the Corps over Florida Rock's plans to mine for limestone on 5,200 acres near Ft. Myers, Fla.
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Just a short list of this judge's decisions.

[dawn53]

U.S. District Judge James Robertson, one of 11 members of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, sent a letter to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. late Monday notifying him of his resignation without providing an explanation.

This article is using third person speculation to prove their premise.

[bkepley]

Das leck!

[airborne]

One out of eleven. That can only mean one thing.


A liberal Democrat with visions of a book deal.

[isrul]

Surprise, surprise ... a Clinton appointee.

[RdhseRat]

The problem is that he only resigned from the Surveillance court. He did not resign his position as a federal judge.

If he feels so strongly about it he should do the honorable thing and step down from the federal bench.

[gakrak]

Just love it when another Clintoon appointee bites the dust. What do lyou bet he will be looking for a way to recant his resignation. LOL. Amen.

[msnimje]

Isn't this exactly the type of reasonable, rational and impartial person we need on the courts?

Seriously, the country is better off without this kind of partisan hack on such an important court. Now "W" or John Roberts (Not sure which) gets to appoint a much better judge in his place.

Thanks Dude!!

[Edit35]

good riddence.

In fact I hope more liberal judges quit the federal bench.

[PogySailor]

He was so concerned he continued to sit on the FISA court for 4 more years. Until the NYT runs a story about it.

Sure he was concerned. Just like Rockefeller and Pelosi.

[FlyVet]

Two associates familiar with his decision said yesterday that Robertson privately expressed deep concern that the warrantless surveillance program authorized by the president in 2001 was legally questionable and may have tainted the FISA court's work.

Ok, let's see....judge expressed deep concern, but by mere coincidence the Clinton appointee waits until 4 years after the fact, and the middle a big media $**+ storm to resign. Wouldn't it be interesting to know what his follow-on job is?

[mass55th]

Maybe he resigned because he's part of the leak to the Times.

[Tarpon]

So I assume he approved it when Clinton did it. That's the scary thing.

[kabar]

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