Posted on 08/19/2005 4:23:44 PM PDT by Mike Bates
As a lawyer in the Reagan White House, John Roberts scoffed at the notion of elevating Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to chief justice as a way to close a political gender gap, calling it a "crass political consideration."
On another topic, Roberts, who was nominated as a justice by President Bush last month, advised the White House to strike language from a description of a housing bill that referred to the "fundamental right to be free from discrimination." He said that "there of course is no such right."
More than 38,000 pages of documents released this week by the National Archives offer new details that portray Roberts as embracing the conservative philosophy of the Reagan administration.
Some Democrats and liberal interest groups called anew on Friday for the release of more documents that might shed light on Roberts' views. His confirmation hearings are to begin Sept. 6.
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Anyone that scoffs at Sandra "do nothing" O'Connor gets an A+ in my book
Even some of the libs have got to be getting tired of this.
I can't wait until the Senate tries to interrogate Roberts...he is gonna make them look like fools. His opponents in the Senate are the ones that should be worried about the hearings.
Amazing, isn't it, how the Lefties have decided what a wonderful justice she's been all these decades?
With no sense of shame, it probably won't trouble them very much.
Honestly, the Left thinks that they are somehow "outing" him whit all of their "revelations" but all they are doing is validating his bone fides.
It is sort of amusing to watch.
Noting that the proposed administration bill would justify penalties by pointing to a "fundamental right to be free from discrimination," Roberts advised that the language be deleted.
"There is of course no such right; at the very least 'illegal' should modify 'discrimination,'" Roberts wrote. "More significantly, 'fundamental right' is a legal term of art triggering strict judicial scrutiny."
Looks like Specter just got his answer on the 'right to privacy'. LOL
On another note I find it fitting that a Judge that dismissed the idea of appointing someone because of gender, is set to replace the judge that WAS appointed because of her gender.
On another topic, Roberts, who was nominated as a justice by President Bush last month, advised the White House to strike language from a description of a housing bill that referred to the "fundamental right to be free from discrimination." He said that "there of course is no such right."
Score two for Judge Roberts. Hope he hasn't "grown" in the interim (inside joke for fans of Justice Thomas).
This guy is proving to be someone who cuts through the crap.
They should be reminded that she voted to "select" Geo. W. Bush president.
All this it taking place with Ruth Bader Ginserg on the bench, approved without so much as a peep fm the GOP.
There is no level to which a Leftist will not stoop, and as far as the Dims are concerned, there is no bottom to the cesspool.
He appears to be worthy of our efforts.
BRAVO! Refreshing honesty. I like it.
Hope he will weigh in on the part of the affirmative action decision that found the Constitution says it's ok to discriminate against people by race, but only for another 25 years.
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