Posted on 09/29/2005 5:06:12 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - John Roberts was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court this afternoon after being approved in a 78-22 Senate vote this morning. All 55 Senate Republicans voted for Roberts and were joined by 22 Democrats and Jim Jeffords (I-Vermont). 22 Democrats voted "No," following the lead of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada).
Addressing the gathered guests for the swearing in ceremony, President George W. Bush stressed the importance of the event saying, "The nomination power is one of the most serious responsibilities of a President. When a President chooses a Supreme Court justice he is placing in human hands the full authority and majesty of the law." Bush described Roberts as a man of "integrity, deep humility, and uncommon talent" and praised him for "his reverence for the Constitution and laws of our country; his impartiality and devotion to justice; his modesty and great personal decency."
After taking his oath on the Bible, Roberts thanked the President and others who assisted him during the confirmation process. Concluding his remarks he thanked his supporters for their prayers and asked for their continued prayer support. "Over the past ten weeks, many people who I did not know came up to me and offered encouragement and support. Many of them told me that I and my family was in their prayers and in their hopes. I want to thank all of those people. I will need in the months and years ahead that encouragement and those prayers.," he said.
John Roberts is a Catholic (Catholic) like the Pope (the Pope) who is from Germany (Germany)...
May God bless and enlighten him.
Good thing he did not say this before the vote!
I pray to God that he doesn't change with his office.
I know but, even so, saying it afterward is pretty ballsy in today's bizarro world. I like it...(:
This statement by Chief Justice Roberts will send the left into convulsions.
Now he will have to recuse himself from cases involivng church-and-state....
Our prayers will continue with him. And I still think hesitant conservatives are going to be very pleasantly surprised.
One Nation Under God.
Oh, we'll be seeing him say (write) a whole lot of things he didn't say before the vote. (/laughing maniacally)
Ok, Geogre, we got our heavyweight intellectual quarterback for Chief Justice. Now lets get him another receiver to throw to.
Somehow, he doesn't strike me as a "cafeteria Catholic".
I disagree with the Roman Catholic Church (as opposed to the liberal American branch) on a great many matters, but the moral and ethical code that they promote is laudable. We could do far, far worse than a conservative Catholic, and I'm not really sure we could have done better.
My comment was referencing a Rush parody.
I know, but I thought I'd use it as a springboard for my post.
The liberals are in for 35 years of pure Hell if Bush can get another conservative rammed through.
Don't forget that he and Condi Rice blew up the levies in NO with dynamite (dynamite)
And that ? is a GOOD THING
I'm sure Judge Roberts sent the RATS into a tailspin when he said the word "prayer" 4 times in his acceptance speech. LOL I think I'm REALLY going to like this guy. :o)
I'm sure Judge Roberts sent the RATS into a tailspin when he said the word "prayer" 4 times in his acceptance speech. LOL I think I'm REALLY going to like this guy. :o)
I'm with you on that. I hope he proves all his detractors on right wrong and on the left, right!
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