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To: kharaku

You know, it's far-right whackos like you that make it difficult for conservatives like me!

If you read up on the case in which Judge Roberts was involved, you'd understand that it was a plain old civil rights case questioning the validity of firing (or not hiring) someone strictly because that person was gay. If you think this makes him a "gay boy", you are sicker than How-Weird Dean!

Personally, I give BIG props to Roberts for arguing the legal point regardless of the subject.


31 posted on 08/05/2005 8:04:24 AM PDT by ssaftler (Until recently, California had the worst Senators on the hill. Now we're down to number 4!)
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To: ssaftler
If you read up on the case in which Judge Roberts was involved, you'd understand that it was a plain old civil rights case questioning the validity of firing (or not hiring) someone strictly because that person was gay. If you think this makes him a "gay boy", you are sicker than How-Weird Dean!

Your comments reflect a misunderstanding of the Romer case. Here is a link to the case:

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/romer.html

May I respectfully suggest that you read it--particularly Scalia's dissent. I think you will conclude that it is one of the most far-reaching acts of left-wing, constitutional, judicial activism in the past 50 years.

I agree with your comment about the 'gay boy' rhetoric. But that is not really the issue. The issue is: will Justice Roberts feel free to make up rights and put them in the constitution or will he feel bound by the constitution as it is? His actions in the Romer case give me real pause about Justice Roberts.

112 posted on 08/05/2005 9:22:03 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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