SOUTER IN ROBERTS CLOTHING, ANN COULTER

Ann Coulter.com ^ | 7-30-05 | Ann Coulter

[steveegg]

So, how are you two going to treat a case where they join in an opinion, and one of them also issues a separate concurring opinion?

[AntiGuv]

PS. Even Justices Thomas & Scalia don't agree with one another in full over 90% of the time. These are the percentages for the last ten terms:

1995: 83%
1996: 88%
1997: 82%
1998: 76%
1999: 81%
2000: 76%
2001: 82%
2002: 89%
2003: 73%
2004: 84%

But if you wanna bet $1000 on it for the next term, then I'm game!!

[Stellar Dendrite]

"Well, you said YOU were intellectually hones, implying I am not. And you said that I put party before country, which to me is the same as saying I am un-American."

Just because I stated that about myself doesnt mean that I didnt think you were.

"And now I see that you are portraying anyone who supports funding public schools as a socialist."

Public schools should not exist, period. They are transmission belts for socialism, and brainwash our kids with propaganda.

are you aware of the communist goals as written in the 1963 congressional record? pay close attention, they are prophetic:

http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm

17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.
(research the history of the NEA, it is a dangerous socialist entity)

41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.
( dems against parental notification)


Please, realize that socialism in any form is ultimately dangerous to the future of our nation as the founding fathers intended it. Once you give the people entitlements, it's almost impossible to take them away.

Thomas Jefferson once said "democracy will cease to exist when you take from those who are willing to work and give to those who wont."

[Poser]

I love skinny chicks.

[Always Right]

I don't think he will be another Souter either. I was just explaining the point of the article, i.e. there were other choices who have a more defined ideology and are more unlikely to become a Souter or Kennedy.

I understand where Ann was coming from, but I am 100% confident this is a great pick. Certainly his lack of decisions on controversial cases leaves questions for some on his positions, but I don't see it. I really can't imagine a better pick, and I would literally be shocked if I was wrong on this one. He will be a Scalia-type.

[proud American in Canada]

Grampa Dave posted it last night:

"According to this blogger (see below) Scalia called Roberts "far and away the best Supreme Court litigator in the country" - and said that opinion was widely shared among justices!!! That suggests a quality of intellect that will be very influential on the court for years to come:

"For what it's worth: A few years ago, Justice Scalia said to a friend of mine that he and other Justices thought of John Roberts as far and away the best Supreme Court litigator in the country."

posted by Stuart Buck at 7:11 PM

http://stuartbuck.blogspot.com/2005/07/roberts.html

[AntiGuv]

The question is whether they join in full, join in part, or join merely in the judgment. They are three different well-established standards of Supreme Court Justice affinity, and we'd have to agree upon one.

[iconoclast]

Frankly, I'm surprised I have lasted so long.

Me too!...;-)

[KC Burke]

I think the only thing that gives me reservations about writing off Coulter's opinion here is that they come from the same soup of young attorneys.

Coulter clerked for an district appealant judge about the same time this guy did. That's where she gets her Constitutional law background.

Also when she was part of the elves chasing Clinotn's criminality that overlapped with, what I hear was, Robert's stint as chief deputy for Ken Starr. With both based back there in the East Coast corridor, he is not an unknown to her and there may be background that she is not putting in the article.

So I say to John Robert, "I'm from Missouri, and, by your service you better, Show Me"

[gingersnaps]

No, I agree with you. Roberts does seem to have solid conservative credentials, whereas with Souter, we had...what? Nothing I can remember. Just the backing of Sununu and Rudman.

Btw, speaking of Sununu, is he really a RINO? I thought he'd had a reputation of being a solid conservative, at least at the time. Wouldn't be surprised to find some RINO leanings though.

His son who's now senator from NH has been disappointing on some things I think. Don't remember what.

[MBB1984]

Ah, there is a huge difference between being a "friend" and being the "best friend."

[rog4vmi]

Here is my point....no one pulled any punches. Roberts isn't a question mark. In fact, his conservative credentials are as solid as they come.

Roberts is a sure thing. He is another Scalia.

[hosepipe]

[ I figured you would back down and maintain your lame attacks. Don't even have $20 to back up your nonsense? Unbelievable. ]

The last few times I gambled I voted for Dubyas Daddy three times, Dole once, and Dubya twice.. and WON most of those times.. Kinda took the thrill out of winning for me..

Its Like winning at Monopoly.. you can win and LOSE at the same time..
Whats lost.?....

TIME... like posting to you when your panties are bunched up..

[Always Right]

Roberts would have to agree in full with at least one of 90% of the time. I guess the full agreement part may make it difficult to track, but I am confident Roberts will be in full agreement with at least one of them 90% of the time.

[dangus]

Yeah, but that girl can reach the fresh leaves on the top of the tree. ;^D

[Howlin]

[sarasota]

Guess it depends on the harshness of the criticism posted. I'm on another thread where criticism of the current subject appears to be policed by one of the persons on the thread...followed by another poster/police and so on. Don't get it because I like looking at all sides of a story but I'm not a mod. And they have a job to do.

[hosepipe]

If you only knew.. That pic don't even appraoch my anger..

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Well that's the point.

Less than 1% of the members here are "Bush haters", but about 30-40% of us are labeled that way periodically simply because we state the type of things Ann Coulter states, but like you said, look at the difference in the tone directed at her as opposed to us.

I believe FR, the ownership and the moderators have seen this over the last 12 months or so and have become more open in allowing BOTH viewpoints, although there remains a bias toward the "blind party loyalists". That is too bad because the best comments are usually from those of us who are the most realistic and don't "follow the crowd".

I believe it became obvious to FR management that there are people like us (and even like Ann Coulter, for gawds sake) that have an alternative opinion at times. I have seen far more tolerance of alternative opinion at FR which has made this site a far better site. Cheerleading sites are not taken seriously, and FR has moved away from that and now is a more serious site for discussion.

[YaYa123]

Thanks for the heads up.

Ann is paid to be skeptical, skeptical with bite. She's earning her money with this column, and I'm glad to read it, glad to know she's cautious, doesn't worry me at all.

Ann might be a little ticked she was caught off guard by Bush naming Roberts. (I bet she thought it would be Edith Clements.)

Laura Ingraham is thrilled, Mark Levin ecstatic...I think Ann will get on board too.