Joseph Farah: "On John Roberts"

WND.com ^ | 07-21-05 | Farah, Joseph

[Theodore R.]

More reservations being voice about a candidate with little in the way of a "paper trail"

[COEXERJ145]

Since Farah doesn't like him, the guy must be a great choice.

[MikefromOhio]

ahhh yes....Joe Farah is again showing why we should do exactly what he says we shouldnt.....

I wonder if the NYT will employ him after THIS article or not?

what a Maroon....

[rhombus]

I personally would prefer to know on which side of the barricades John Roberts stands.

This sort of sounds like Ted Kennedy's statement.

[joesnuffy]

Roberts twice referred to our system of governance in the U.S. as a "democracy."

I believe Mr. Roberts called our system of governance a "Representative Democracy"

[Theodore R.]

Roberts used the term "constitutional democracy." But the word democracy is not in the Constitution.

[Russ]

My thought exactly. Frankly, I don't give a damn what Joe Farah thinks.

[COEXERJ145]

In today's lexicon, "democracy" has come to mean any representative form of government.

[savedbygrace]

Didn't you read the actual quotes that Farah wrote in the following paragraphs? Or do you have evidence that the two quotes are incorrect?

[MikefromOhio]

MANDATORY GRAPHICS

[Dead Corpse]

US Constitution. Section. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence.

Hasn't anyone actually IN government read the Constitution? While we have representation in Congress, we are not a "representitive democracy". Nor should we be.

[Nonstatist]

I may be accused of splitting hairs

Bingo! Farah is a contrarian ..and often wrong.

[Oliver Optic]

Actually not a bad article from Farah. This is no "Roberts = Souter" diatribe.

Calling Farah names and making snide remarks won't change the fact that the questions he raises are legitimate.

I personally think Roberts is going to make us very happy in the end.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

US Constitution. Section. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government...

I read that as a prohibition on Democrats to holding power. ;-)

[Dead Corpse]

Now there is a concept that makes me smile.

[republican2005]

It's only a stroke of genius if he actually turns out to be a real conservative...

If he turns out to be another Stevens or Souter... Bush will in the end look like an idiot.

It's a shame that no one on our side is demanding for this guy to disclose his views. Why is it Republicans always have to leave it to chance when we nominate a USSCJ but the liberals get it right 100% of the time.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Even if Bush had resurrected and selected John Jay, Farah would have still criticized him.

I used to enjoy WND but the website is reaching Weekly World News status.

[Optimist]

I would like to see the questions directed at him more along the lines of foreign laws relationship to SCOTUS decisions than the current trend of issue/policy positions.

Issues and policies can change (along with your position/perceptions on them based on a moment in time), but your fortitude in rejecting "illegal" foreign "precedents" and "standards" is critical to the primary function of the SC: to support OUR Constitution.

[wardaddy]

Bingo! Farah is a contrarian ..and often wrong.

Then he should feel at home here on cultural threads.

[rattrap]

Since it said Joe Farrach I'm not going to bother to read the article but I'm guessing the gist of it is that John Roberts smuggled a suitcase nuke in from Mexico and he plans to knock out our telecommunications with a giant EMP blast. Is that about right?