(Chief Justice) Roberts Questions McCain-Feingold Limits

Las Vegas Sun ^ | 17 Jan 06 | Frederick Frommer

[Soul Seeker]

If CFR goes, then McCain's reputation goes with it.

That just made me smile. :-)

[eyespysomething]

Sanity on the court!!!

[eyespysomething]

LOL, I see you're already here.

[jeltz25]

Of course, it could also be the:

Roberts
Alito
Thomas
Scalia

or RATS court, depending on one's viewpoint.

[Nateman]

Lets suppose Ginsburg expires or retires and Janice Rogers Brown is nominated. Then we could have Brown, Roberts, Alito, Thomas , and Scalia or BRATS! ( Is there a good choice whose name starts with an "M"? That would be SMART! )

[DustyMoment]

(For those not familiar with Yiddish, it is a synonym for excrement, but far more expressive.)

Thanks for the explanation. I am among those who were unfamiliar with the origins of the word. I just grew up knowing that "dreck" was pretty much the bottom of the barrel. As you noted, it is a VERY expressive word and I use it as it applies to . . . . . well, DRECK, such as CFR.

[DustyMoment]

If CFR goes, then McCain's reputation goes with it.

Allow me to respectfully disagree. McCain's reputation is that of a loose cannon nutjob and CFR made him extremely unpopular among 'Pubbies and conservatives.

If CFR is reversed (please, God!!), McCain will get the comeuppance he so richly deserves, but his reputation will remain intact - he'll still have the reputation for being a loose cannon nutjob.

[DustyMoment]

cited as "whatever goes on behind closed doors is legal, unless it's conservative".

LOL!!! Great post!!

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

What part of the First Amendment is unclear?

There must be a penumbra shading at least some of the text.

[whd23]

Soon to be joined by Chief Justice Alito...

Only one Chief Justice per Supreme Court, please!

[Colorado Buckeye]

If CFR goes, then McCain's reputation goes with it.

You mean everyone will forget about the Keating Five?

[xzins]

The Keating Five included old John Glenn The Earth Spinner.

Keating never hurt him here in Ohio.

But McCain is renowned for exactly one piece of legislation, so far as I know, and it's a crappy piece of legislation.

What has he accomplished otherwise?

[xzins]

I think they are required to defend it once it becomes the law of the land. There's no rule, though, that that have to defend it well and with gusto.

[joesbucks]

There is one problem here. President Bush signed this legislation. IF it is determined to be unconstitutional, and early on, he basically said it was, did he violate his oath of office by signing it?

[Colorado Buckeye]

Oops....

[xzins]

I don't think he violated his oath of office. They made a few changes and then ran it through justice. The president only needs to believe it's constitutional.

In any case, the congress is required also to present constitutional bills, and the standard there is also simply that they do their best to get it right.

That's one reason there's a Scotus.

[joesbucks]

don't think he violated his oath of office. They made a few changes and then ran it through justice. The president only needs to believe it's constitutional. In any case, the congress is required also to present constitutional bills, and the standard there is also simply that they do their best to get it right. That's one reason there's a Scotus.

Now I didn't actually here this from the administration, but the conservative talk show hosts were saying when this was signed and they were providing cover, said the President, believing that it would be overturned by the SCOTUS because it was unconstitutional.

If that was a talking point advanced by the White House, does that mean if the President believed it was unconstitutional that he violated his oath?

[xzins]

I remember the spin at the time. You are correct.

I do think I remember Justice giving it a hesitant thumbs up, though, after it got tinkered with a bit in the conference committee.

It could be that the Pres might have thought that IF if were unconstitutional that Scotus would kill it.

[MNJohnnie]

r RATS court, depending on one's viewpoint.


Well since that would be the point of view of the ones the Court is standing on while peeing, it is a viewpoint of no significance.