Senate Confirms Roberts As Chief Justice

ap on Yahoo ^ | 9/29/05 | Jesse J. Holland - ap

[ZULU]

Cross our fingers, hope and pray.

And wait for the next battle.

[MSSC6644]

Thanks for posting the votes.

[republicofdavis]

"The things you learn in newspapers."

So right. And the fact that it's put out there without any contrasting opinion solidifies the idea in the minds of those who don't know better that the Supreme Court is where divisive social issues are decided.

Nice job, AP!

[Getsmart64]

If he's another Souter, that's the final straw for me.

and???...what???

[Sometimes A River]

The end of my support of the Party of Big Government, uncontrolled spending and activist judges.

[Getsmart64]

The courts must be involved, the Constitution requires it.

Yepperz...from the last 30 years or so...looks like the anti-federalists papers were right...

[Getsmart64]

So you quit voting and become apolitical?? No more FR???..No more newspapers???...no more TV newz??...

[Sometimes A River]

Uh, no, that's not what I said.

[Getsmart64]

Gonna start voting Democrat or what??...you that that would the last straw...just wondering what someone does when it's the last straw...

[Paulus Invictus]

Where's the list of who these RATs are that voted against Roberts? I haven't seen one yet. Those miserable RATs should be targeted for being tossed from office next election they run in. Did Hitlery vote no? Hope so-she's such a leftist moron!

[Sometimes A River]

What? Take a deep breath, and type slower, you're making no sense.

[Getsmart64]

OK...you know what I mean...what are YOU going to DO...when it becomes the last straw??

[Natural Law]

I do not want a far right justice anymore than I want a far left justice. Judicial activism in favor or against any particular political philosophy is equally wrong. I want a justice that will interpret the constitution as written. If the public finds that unacceptable they can change the constitution within the amendment process.

[Sometimes A River]

I already told you.

[ianschwartz]

Agreed .. I thought atleast one of the main dissenters would leave.

[JusticeForAll76]

Why do say 30 years?

You could say that Dred Scott or Plessy or Brown were part of the culture wars.

Or are you thinking about the women's rights cases in the 70 and 80, or Griswold?

[RasterMaster]

I suppose you'd rather have a "centrist", "moderate" fence straddler who always makes the left happy.

[Natural Law]

"I suppose you'd rather have a "centrist", "moderate" fence straddler who always makes the left happy"

No, I would rather have a constitutionalist. Anything a judge can give you another judge can take away. A real conservative would never cede power to an unelected judiciary.

[RasterMaster]

"Real conservatives" like Reagan and GHW Bush already ceded power to the Judiciary with appoinments made to appease the left.

Regardless who the replacement of O'Connor is, the court will remain too far to the left until Ginsberg & Stevens either step down or otherwise leave the court by natural causes. One way to tell if the right person is nominated is if the DUmocrats claim the next nominee is a "Right-Wing Extremist".