Bush Nominates U.S. Circuit Judge John Roberts Jr. for Supreme Court
In his 2003 confirmation hearing, however, he told senators he was acting as an advocate for his client, rather than presenting his own positions.
He also told senators Roe was “the settled law of the land” and said “there’s nothing in my personal views that would prevent me from fully and faithfully applying that precedent.”
Hmm… this ought to be interesting.
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Quick question. First though, to make it clear, I would consider myself pro-choice since there are too many times when it should definitely be allowed(mother’s health, rape, incest) and the religious right just pisses me off. But when did being pro-choice become a qualification to get on the Supreme court?
Im pretty sure a nationwide referendum would be pretty close on the issue, and being that it is not in the constitution, how does it become a confirmation question?
Also, and I dont know this, but were the pro-choice people as crazy as the pro-lifers are in trying to overturn the law?
Chris D.
It is only a qualification as far as some people are concerned. I am also pro-choice, but the real interesting fact going on here is how he argued against it for clients and then claimed he was for it while in front of a senate committee (I think.)
Once you’ve got the Senate approving the nomination, anything a Senator asks if fair game.
so what else is new here? someone high up in the political shitswamp is renigging on something they ‘might have said, but only because they were told to.’ I’m sooooo tired of this crap. When was the last time we heard the truth?
Chris, I am not sure what you are trying to say.
Just to clarify my point.. I am trying to figure out who this guy is and what he thinks. Seems to be some conflict in his record.
Sorry. My point was in answer to Chris D’s question about when pro-choice became a qualification for SC justice.