Judge Roberts
By Montag | Related entries in Supreme CourtSince I’m right here, I’ll post this. I only know about him what I learned from this article. I’m sure we’ll all get to know him very well very soon.
From the Associated Press: Bush Nominates Federal Judge Roberts
WASHINGTON - President Bush chose federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. on Tuesday as his first nominee for the Supreme Court, selecting a rock solid conservative whose nomination could trigger a tumultuous battle over the direction of the nation’s highest court, senior administration officials said.
First (gut) reactions, anyone?
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July 19th, 2005 at 9:25 pm
A good clever choice from Bush.
Democrats might not like his conservative credentials but given his previous confirmation record, I think Democrats, apart from the likes of Senator Kennedy, will find it difficult not to confirm this appointment.
July 19th, 2005 at 10:01 pm
If the conventional wisdom is true, I say let him through. Put him through arduous guestioning especially regarding executive powers - given his ruling on enemy combatants and military tribunals. Then let him have a vote. Janice Rogers Brown or Edith Jones would’ve been a different story.
On a purely political level, the Democrats would be wise to allow a vote, get him off the front page and keep Iraq and Rove on it - which means they’ll probably do the opposite and get their butts kicked by the Republicans.
July 20th, 2005 at 11:38 am
Ann Althouse has some info on Roberts.
In other news, this will be where I find out whether links can be put into comments…
July 20th, 2005 at 4:33 pm
Apparently yes you can. In fact, you can do quite a bit in our comment sections that other blogs prohibit.
Yea for comment freedom!