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Nomination of John G. Roberts [LIVE Thread 9-15]~Day Four
Senate Judiciary Committee ^ | 9-15-05 | Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted on 09/15/2005 5:04:54 AM PDT by OXENinFLA

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To: Rumierules

From what I have heard, yes, Roberts is noticeably better than most when he appeared before the SC. And I believe he has argued before them more than anyone else. That's the reason he has the support of dem lawyers who know him. I also heard Linsey Graham say last night that he believed that Roberts was SO good before the committee, that he will get most votes, even from the dems. That they could not NOT vote for him. I love it!


2,021 posted on 09/16/2005 7:17:49 AM PDT by twigs
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To: twigs

Any videos to the day 4 hearings besides the realplayer crap on cspan?


2,022 posted on 09/16/2005 10:44:20 AM PDT by zendari
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To: zendari

Sorry, I don't know. Hopefully others can jump in and answer this for you.


2,023 posted on 09/16/2005 10:49:26 AM PDT by twigs
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To: zendari

I can't help you with the video, but here is the Day 4 transcript:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05259/572427.stm


2,024 posted on 09/16/2005 10:52:17 AM PDT by Christian4Bush (The modern Democratic Party: Attacking our defenders and defending our attackers.)
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To: OXENinFLA


Democrats are lining up to ask Judge Roberts more questions about the happless California toad next week.

Even when not in session, you'll note the same Democrat Senatorial decorum remains.

2,025 posted on 09/16/2005 8:25:28 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservative.)
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To: Common Tator
I think the Dem's are clueless on this one. If they vote for him now they will have to face the wrath of their own special interests e.g. ACLU, NOW, etc... for backing him. They will also have a pretty tough time turning someone comparable down for O'Connor's seat. If they don't vote for him, they will have a pretty tough time explaining why.
2,026 posted on 09/16/2005 8:39:11 PM PDT by OEF VET 04
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To: patton; RunningWolf

Here's the Robert's thread...Isn't he too evasive to be on the Supreme Court?


2,027 posted on 09/16/2005 9:09:34 PM PDT by phantomworker (It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.)
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To: phantomworker

I dunno - I can't make up my mind on this guy.


2,028 posted on 09/16/2005 9:13:24 PM PDT by patton ("Hard Drive Cemetary" - forthcoming best seller)
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To: patton

That's the problem, isn't it? Who wants someone making decisions like that who is so enigmatic? He should have a more established dignity or something. At first I was impressed with his charisma, but that soon wanes.


2,029 posted on 09/16/2005 9:18:22 PM PDT by phantomworker (It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.)
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To: phantomworker

I hate to admit it, but you are right. ;)


2,030 posted on 09/16/2005 9:22:18 PM PDT by patton ("Hard Drive Cemetary" - forthcoming best seller)
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To: phantomworker
I cant really speak about how J. Roberts has answered and appeared.

It is though a sad state of affairs that the libs influence control the SCOTUS that much. That unfortunately is the political reality of the present.

But perhaps some of this is some DEM grandstanding for their base.. I hope it is.

I would like to see Bork in there, at least for a few years. We need more like Bork and Thomas.

Believe it or not I have went without TV for a good while. I use the INET and papers. I need to get it going again though, for the financials and the world news.
2,031 posted on 09/16/2005 9:45:16 PM PDT by RunningWolf (U.S. Army Veteran.....75-78)
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To: RunningWolf

I think you can get all the news anyone needs from the Inet. Watching news on TV can be so redundant. It is the same thing over and over again. And so much sensationalism.

Do you think the Dems have much control at all in these SC confirmations? There are 2 SC justices to confirm this year! The Supreme Court justice is such an important postion that controls such public policy as abortion and gun control in this country. I think we should all be aware and very concerned with what is going on.

Who is Bork BTW?


2,032 posted on 09/16/2005 9:55:31 PM PDT by phantomworker (It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.)
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To: phantomworker
The Supreme Court justice is such an important position that controls such public policy as abortion and gun control in this country. I think we should all be aware and very concerned with what is going on.

Yes absolutely.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bork

I guess Robert Bork was before your time. IMO he is the most exemplary & qualified person to be a SCOTUS candidate in my memory.
What the Dems did to him during his nomination coined the the term 'being borked'

"Bork's texts on law typically are based on the Framers' original understanding of the United States Constitution, and in his texts he argues that constitutional text should be interpreted based on such understandings. He wrote of the result of what he considered loose interpretations of the Constitution: "We are increasingly governed not by law or elected representatives but by an unelected, unrepresentative, unaccountable committee of lawyers applying no will but their own." Reiterating that it is the Court's task to adjudicate and not to "legislate from the bench," he has advocated that judges exercise restraint when authoring opinions and dissents. Bork's views have influenced the legal opinions of conservative judges such as Associate Justice Antonin Scalia and former Chief Justice William Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court."

"Within an hour of Bork's nomination to the Court, Kennedy (D-MA) took to the Senate floor with a strong condemnation of it. "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids, children could not be taught about evolution," said Kennedy. Kennedy's speech fueled widespread public skepticism of Bork's nomination. Others, including Bork himself, found the speech an egregious misrepresentation of his views."

2,033 posted on 09/16/2005 10:10:17 PM PDT by RunningWolf (U.S. Army Veteran.....75-78)
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To: RunningWolf; patton

This is really interesting. Is he still a viable candidate? Or who else might be considered another candidate?


2,034 posted on 09/16/2005 10:13:56 PM PDT by phantomworker (It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.)
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To: patton
Off topic but phantomworker's pings lead me to your profile page.. Yes a tragic but inevitable end for the mice.

The Kosovo MTV.. way to go!

2,035 posted on 09/16/2005 10:16:19 PM PDT by RunningWolf (U.S. Army Veteran.....75-78)
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To: RunningWolf

;)


2,036 posted on 09/16/2005 10:40:40 PM PDT by patton ("Hard Drive Cemetary" - forthcoming best seller)
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To: mware
Hey Dad, I'm laughing out loud at that big fat guy over there...


2,037 posted on 09/17/2005 12:58:32 PM PDT by ThreePuttinDude (..yep, thats right, I'm an infidel......so what....)
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To: onyx

Know this is late. Spelling was not my best as you can see. I find that in my young years of seventy. I see what I thought I spelled but see the mistake a while later (goes for what I want to say to). That said I correct the spelling to "parrot". I thank you for the polite way you pointed out my mistake.
God Bless ALL, Protect the USA and All our Military, Keep All out of harms way. Welcome the fallen with Open Arms. Rewarding them with the HONOR they EARNED
DON.


2,038 posted on 09/19/2005 7:07:33 AM PDT by Don_Ret_USAF (Don_Ret_USAF"If you are losing talk out of your @$$. If you are winning sit down and SHUT UP.")
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