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To: MNJohnnie
He's not wrong. A lot of conservatives immediately jumped on Roberts before anyone had heard word one about him or his viewpoints and background. Fortunately, the storm passed quickly and clearer heads prevailed.

Once again, with this nomination, it was only minutes before the torrent of squeals became horrendous, before anything was even known about the nominee. Unfortunately this time around those who feel they didn't get "their way" kept the wave going and turned the whole thing into a feeding frenzy with no attention being paid to anything other than their agenda.

Take a breath and chill. How about gathering all of the information before coming out with an opinion for or against. It might not be a bad thing to have someone on the court who can weigh an issue against the constitution and who has a fairly normal background. Remember, the people doing all of the screaming about how unqualified she is are other lawyers who have a largely academic/specialized set of experiences in the law. They are the ones saying that she "just does not have the set of experiences needed to make these decisions". They speak from their elite background and experiences and that does not make them right nor does it make them experts on what type of experience is needed. Hell, there is not even a requirement in the constitution for a supreme court justice to be a lawyer.

49 posted on 10/10/2005 8:14:16 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The rats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: RJS1950
They don't even have to be a citizen of the USA. Heard it yesterday morning on TV. Looked it up in the Constitution. There is no requirements listed. Except they "need" good behavior.
56 posted on 10/10/2005 9:17:52 PM PDT by frannie (Be not afraid of tomorrow - God is already there!)
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