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Roberts Answers Judiciary Panel Questionnaire
Foxnews.com ^
| 3 August 2005
Posted on 08/02/2005 11:18:25 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
WASHINGTON — John Roberts pledged Tuesday to respect established rulings if confirmed to the Supreme Court, saying judges must recognize that their role is "not to solve society's problems."
With few appeals court rulings by Roberts to go on, lawmakers and special interest groups have been poring over the nominee's writings to try to determine his legal philosophy. Roberts provided some new insight in answers to a lengthy questionnaire from the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will begin considering Roberts' nomination on Sept. 6.
Still, the 84-page disclosure, which was released late Tuesday during Congress' monthlong recess, contained no smoking gun. Some interest groups were immediately critical, calling Roberts' answers unresponsive and "lawyerly."
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A lawyer being "lawyerly"...who'da guessed?
To: Aussie Dasher
This guy is going to drive the libs crazy during the hearings. I can't wait to see them getting pissed off.
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posted on
08/02/2005 11:26:37 PM PDT
by
zarf
To: Aussie Dasher
Were I Judge Roberts, my answer to each and every question would be: "I support the original intent of the Founders" to any question that it would be applicable to.
All other questions would be answered:"Blow it out your @$$"!
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posted on
08/02/2005 11:27:37 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: zarf
Yep. It will be very satisfying theater, I expect.
To: clee1
I'm sure Lard Ass will particularly appreciate the latter response.
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posted on
08/02/2005 11:33:27 PM PDT
by
Aussie Dasher
(The Great Ronald Reagan & John Paul II - Heaven's Dream Team!)
To: Aussie Dasher
Replies to HIS questions would be: "Blow it out your lard @$$"!
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posted on
08/02/2005 11:37:57 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
Wouldn't you just LOVE to hear it? LOL!
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posted on
08/02/2005 11:40:03 PM PDT
by
Aussie Dasher
(The Great Ronald Reagan & John Paul II - Heaven's Dream Team!)
To: zarf
Kind of like a new game show " Senate Jeopardy " in were, the contestant is well informed, and knowledgeable.
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posted on
08/03/2005 12:45:13 AM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: zarf
He is going to give Democrats fits.
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posted on
08/03/2005 12:51:24 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Aussie Dasher
The bottom line is that Roberts is telling the truth about his background and his approach to judging cases. Since both his philosophy and his integrity are unknown commodities to the Lib-Dems, they respond with, "What do you think he means by that?"
They assume he's hiding something, because that's exactly what they would do as the nominee. That's called "projecting."
Congressman Billybob
Latest column: "South Pacific" Lesson about Muslims
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posted on
08/03/2005 12:55:32 AM PDT
by
Congressman Billybob
(Will President Bush's SECOND appointment obey the Constitution? I give 95-5 odds on yes.)
To: Aussie Dasher
Some interest groups were immediately critical, calling Roberts' answers unresponsive and "lawyerly." In other words, he did not give the answers they wanted and used words they did not understand.
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