Conservative Group to Oppose Roberts Because of Work on Gay Rights Case

AP ^ | 8/9/05 | Jesse J. Holland

[Crackingham]

A conservative group in Virginia said Tuesday it would oppose Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' confirmation because of his work helping overturn a Colorado referendum on gays. The stance by Public Advocate of the United States, which describes itself as a pro-family organization, puts it in opposition to conservative groups that have endorsed Roberts. A number of liberal groups oppose President Bush's nominee.

"The move comes as a result of Roberts' support for the radical homosexual lobby in the 1996 Supreme Court case Romer v. Evans, which overturned a pro-family law passed by the citizens of Colorado in an appalling act of judicial activism," the group said in a news release. It planned a news conference for Wednesday in front of the Supreme Court.

The group's president, Eugene Delgaudio, had said last week that if "Judge Roberts did provide advice on how to overturn this pro-family measure overwhelmingly supported by the people of Colorado, then Public Advocate calls on President Bush to withdraw his nomination of Judge Roberts immediately."

Messages left for Delgaudio seeking comment were not immediately returned on Tuesday.

This is not the first time Delgaudio has gone up against the Bush administration. He criticized Vice President Dick Cheney last year after the vice president, when asked about gay marriage, said, "Freedom means freedom for everyone."

Delgaudio said then: "'Freedom' is not embracing perversion."

[MikefromOhio]

I predict this will work out as well as that group of "conservatives" that decided to try to stop Rep-Elect Schmidt in OH-2.....which is to say it won't....

[AppyPappy]

Funny, I never heard of this group until today. Still, it's a good way to get MSM attention.

[mware]

If the Boston Globe is against him, I am for him.

If NARAL is against him, I am for him.

If Chuckie Schumer and Spector are against him, I am for him

[Pukin Dog]

This kind of idiocy needs to be stomped out on our side. Unfortunately, we seem to have our share of intolerant wing-nuts who don't understand that the next Supreme Court jurist needs to be more importantly a man of quality and character, more than he/she need be Conservative.

Give me a good man first, and his politics should come naturally.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

They have every right to oppose him, especially since judges make all the key cultural decisions these days. But ultimately, it will just make the guy look like a moderate and aid his confirmation. I wouldn't worry about it if you are pulling for confirmation.

[COEXERJ145]

The liberals know they can't defeat Roberts so they're going to try to get the conservatives to do it for them.

He spent a few hours writing something that discussed how to argue a case before the Supreme Court and then played Justice Scalia in mock rehearsals. Big deal. I would be worried if he had taken the role of Ginsburg or Breyer.

[MikefromOhio]

If Joe Farah is against him.....

[Phantom Lord]

As with seemingly every other Freeper (as this was posted earlier), I have never heard of this group.

Nor have I seen any information published on exactly what the case was, Roberts role, and what the result of the case was. Any help would be appreciated.

[MikefromOhio]

The liberals know they can't defeat Roberts so they're going to try to get the conservatives to do it for them.

RDB3 said it best. That article by the LAT was a "heat seeking missle" and the nuts like Farah have made it their cause....

[Mr. Jeeves]

Well, at least this makes it harder for Schumer et al to paint Roberts as a right-wing extremist, since the real right-wing extremists oppose him. ;)

[You Dirty Rats]

Useful idiots, IMHO. Go Roberts!!

[new yorker 77]

This will just help Roberts confirmation.

There will always be paranoid kooks on the right who spend a lifetime distrusting the MSM. Yet, they will let their paranoia place more faith in a slanted L.A. Slimes article with biased sources over the judgment of President Bush.

It's the fruitcake wing of the GOP that puts blinders on Bush's stellar history when it comes to judges.

I have enough faith in President Bush not to treat him like he is a liar, because in order to go nuts on Roberts, you have to believe Bush is a liar.

Once you go there, I look at history with Dubya. He's steadfast and right on.

[mware]

LOL, I am still for him.

[TheBigB]

More info here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459700/posts

[Pikamax]

This helps Roberts, not hurt him.

[traderrob6]

Divide and conquer eh AP

[MikefromOhio]

hehe


I wonder if Farah thought the sonic booms from the Shuttle landing was really the aliens pounding on their drums outside his house? :)

[You Dirty Rats]

Supposedly the whole thing was leaked by the White House to make it that much harder for the 'Rats to stop the confirmation vote. I don't know if that's true, but I hope it is -- more outstanding strategery by Karl Rove and his Boss.

How funny is it that the LA & NY Slimers are reduced to trying to influence the RIGHT? They know that the LEFT is totally out of power!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[Brilliant]

Spector is not opposed to him. The idea of favoring anyone your enemy supports seems logical, but then that is how we got Kennedy and O'Connor. Unfortunately, there is no real substitute for simply knowing the guy personally, and the only one who knows him that well is Bush, and the guys who work for him, Olsen, etc. We've just got to assume they did their jobs.