Posted on 07/20/2005 10:26:54 AM PDT by Congressman Billybob
I'm still scratchin my head about Roberts' "Thank You" to Pres. Bush, where he described us twice as a democracy and specifically as a constitutional democracy.
I thought the title of the Ann Coulter piece didn't really capture Ann's thesis in that article. I heard her say "this is an unknown, I would have preferred a known."
It did not say that Roberts is an activist judge.
That said, let me point out that I also realize you did not accuse Coulter of opposing Roberts.
So far as Roberts being an originalist. There are some things that are left open-ended in the constitution. In the 5th amendment (cf. Kelo case), the taking of property should be only with "just compensation."
Whose opinion determines "just compensation?" Some things are open-ended.
Well done.
Dobson has no qualms.
EXCELLENT analysis. Thank you so much BillyBoy! Your contributions here on Free Republic are a great credit to the community. You are one of the few posters whose opinion I truly hold in high regard.
Excellent analysis.
Judge Roberts will make an excellent Supreme Court justice.
But do you have an opinion about this nominee?
"We don’t know much about John Roberts. Stealth nominees have never turned out to be a pleasant surprise for conservatives. Never. Not ever... Oh, yeah...we know he's argued cases before the supreme court. big deal; so has Larry Flynt's attorney." - Ann Coulter
In selecting a justice....One has to note that the democrats NEVER put in place a justice that turns moderate or conservative. Yet the republicans have a nasty habit of doing the opposite. I suspect Coulter has that in mind.
I will say this however, Coulter has a rather large following in the American legal system and my guess is that she knows far more than me or most of the posters here.
Roberts is a good and solid pick and a political masterstroke which will likely also split off some of the few sane (sic?) Democrat members of Senate.
I can hardly wait for the demented mouth-frothing that will end up in anguished defeat as the Left finally sees they have lost The Big One.
I can also hardly wait for the next appointment, hopefully either Luttig or Brown. The Dems will have to take a number and get in line to get to the jump rail of the Golden Gate Bridge!
True, and conservatives sometimes capable of being FOS as I believe AC is this time.
Ann Coulter is a fur ball - at best a serious annoyance and at worst she'll choke you to death.... she does what she does for attention. I wish everyone would ignore her so that she goes away.
of course that's just My opinion. To each their own.
Two thumbs up, John!
bttt
You already got it into the Coulter thread, and this positively answers my question on the "philosophy behind the philosopfy" from there. How appropriate that the "French Fry Case" answer the "French Fry Test".
Weak arguments. I guess David Bois would be a terrific justice, based on your argument that appearing before the court makes you a good justice. Meanwhile, you accuse some groups of results-based knee jerk support, while appearing to lend your own knee jerk support. Who are you trying to criticise? Pro-lifers? Religious conservatives? What groups are offering knee jerk support? You didn't name any. Let's go. Name some names or else it's all just blather. Then you cite as the only actual case history in your piece a unanimous decision upholding a law about as serious as jaywalking. Upon that thin gruel you rest your case?
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