Posted on 03/28/2009 1:50:24 AM PDT by Scanian
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Friday that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. lied to Congress during his confirmation hearings by pretending to be open-minded about his judicial philosophy.
"We got into a little jam with Roberts. Roberts didn't tell us the truth. At least [Justice Samuel A.] Alito told us who he was," Mr. Reid, Nevada Democrat, said, comparing former President George W. Bush's two successful Supreme Court nominees.
"We're stuck with those two young men," Mr. Reid said, though he added that Democrats hope to try to balance out the judiciary overall by "having some moderates in the federal court system as time goes on."
The Senate's top Democrat also vowed never to use the so-called nuclear option to change the rules to prevent filibusters of judicial nominees. Republicans under then-Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican, were poised to employ the tactic in 2004 but were headed off by a bipartisan deal.
"The nuclear option is only one of the things the Republicans in power at that time did or tried to do to ruin our country," Mr. Reid said. "There is no way that I would be part of using the nuclear option. I want every Republican to hear that."
Mr. Reid joined fellow Democrats in voting to filibuster the nomination of Justice Alito, and on final passage voted against confirming Justice Alito and Chief Justice Roberts. The chief justice did not face a Democratic filibuster.
Former Sen. Fred Thompson, a Tennessee Republican who shepherded the chief justice's nomination through the Senate, said Mr. Reid's charge was off base.
"Senator Reid has compiled quite a catalog of mean and irrational statements about various people," Mr. Thompson said.
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep it up Mr. I am invincible Reid.
You do realize Roberts can REALLLYYYYYY bring this whole birth certificate thing that you are all cocky about to the forefront, right?
So, please continue Harry Reid.
1. Senator Reid, you need to quote the transcript of Roberts's confirmation hearings. What, exactly, are the lies you are talking about? I want citations, so I can check your assertion that Roberts was deceptive. Until I see the relevant quotes, my position is that you, Senator Reid, are the liar.
2. Apparently, the judges whose opinions track your political positions are, in your book, the "moderates." That is the lesson I think you are trying to teach people. It is a lesson that undermines the integrity of law. It goes right along with Barney Frank's recent, despicable assertion that Justice Scalia is a homophobe.
3. We're stuck with Harry Reid.
Amen, Bro, amen. You forgot Chris Dodd and The Swimmer. Reid is roughly even or slightly behind Turban Durbin.
The “nuclear option” is anything but. There was a time when filibustering was considered the “nuclear option.” More doublespeak from the Democrats.
They are not only demeaning the Supreme court but also the Constitution.
If you read any of the Founders writings describing what went on while they were drafting the Constitution I guess you can say they were Pretty conservative,so as Justice Roberts said that he was going to Interpret the Law as Written and that the Reasoning behind it is relevant ,I guess Mr Reid has a Problem with the Basic Foundation of the Country he Represents and Holds a Prominent possition of power in.
I suggest he might want to consider another line of work or to see a Therapist
Dr. Orly Taitz pulled a fast-one to get them to look at the concerns. She did something the libs didn't anticipate.
It is out there now, on recording, public.
Reid needs to discredit Roberts. Now, after how many years does Reid come forward with allegations that Roberts lied under oath? It is the fascist smear machine now starting to wage battle on the SCOTUS.
A partisan hack slanders an honorable man, and none of his fellows in the Democratic Party (or the Republican Party either it seems) calls him on it.
Dot Five: Nothing happens.
F—k you Hairy A. Reid.
Harry Reid is a National Disgrace....Thanks Nevada!
BINGO!!!! Reid is setting up Roberts to be discredited just in case he agrees to take Obama’s Birth Certificate cases!!!
Watching John Roberts Hearing made me MORE PROUD of our side than I have for YEARS!! He is an OUTSTANDING PERSON and JURIST!! May God Bless him.
[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said]
How do you know when a democrat is lying?
When they open their mouth to speak.
I have a feeling this is going to be a battle of the three branches of government. Dems/Commies hold 2/3. Let’s see which branch the people are on the side of.
If they hold on the Executive and Legislative, it’s either civil war, or we are no longer America.
Dot two: Dr. Orly Taitz hands off full dossier to Justice Roberts in public forum
Dot three: Serious review begins to take place
Dot four: Reid begins to discredit Chief Justice as having lied to congress.
I hope this will be the next dots:
Dot five: Supreme Court reports massive manipulation and fraud and misconduct by court clerks. Refered for prosecution.
Dot six: Supreme Court hears numerous cases regarding Obama eligibility.
For him to come out with that statement means that the Dems Fear the the Supreme court find that all citizens have standing when it comes to ensuring that the constitution is upheld.
The founding fathers felt that any President must be a natural born citizen. It even says that congress will right the laws concerning it.
It doesn’t however say who enforces it. Which if you go by the constitution, the states havent taken on that power the Congress by complicity has refused to enforce it- it is in the hands of the people. Not the voters because he fraudulantly ran for office.
I’m sure that Reid is in trouble in his district, but now that ACORN has over a billion dollars to grow on, they will set up a fort in Nevada to keep Reid in office.
Our only hope now it seems, is for this economy to collapse and all of the Democrat pixie dust schemes to crumble completely. Then the American public will wake up and quit electing them, hell, probably tar and feather them.
Yes. Finally some transparency in this administration. Although, I don't think that was what they meant.
We’re stuck with those two young men,” Mr. Reid said,
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Translation;
We are stuck with some damn judges that won’t go along with our Communist take over of the country. We will fill the other courts with them, but until we get these 2 out of there we can’t completely change the US.
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