Bush to Nominate Roberts for Chief Justice

FoxNews ^ | Sept 5, 2005

[TomGuy]

Newsreaders on FoxNews just said a 'Senior administration spokesman' has said Bush plans to nominate Roberts for Chief Justice position.

[Texas_Conservative2]

This is a BIG mistake he should have nominated Janice Rodges Brown to the chief spot or promoted Scalia or Thomas and put Rodgers in their spot.

I just don't trust Roberts enough for Chief Justice.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

...Now if Roberts turns out to be another William Rehnquist, conservatives have nothing to worry about....

That's a mighty big IF.

He may just as easily be the next Souter.

[southernindymom]

While I would have liked to see Scalia in the position, this will leave for sure Thomas and Scalia as conservatives on the court and allow Bush to appoint another conservative. I guess it just fills the positions faster, given the road blocks the liberal dem's constantly throw up.

[Wormwood]

I just don't trust Roberts enough for Chief Justice.

Hell, I barely trust him enough for associate justice.

[SLB]

If I remember from civics classes; the chief justice assigns associate justices to review various cases and also assigns who will author the opinions for decisions, both the concurring and dissenting. I for one do not want a Ginsberg or Souter assigning cases for review.

Roberts was a part of the Rehnquist circle of associates and knows how he went through the decision process in assigning cases. A Roberts court will probably mirror a Rehnquist court in most regards.

[Graymatter]

One DUmp went, "if we don't remove these men, physically, and very soon, then...us all."

[maica]

He clerked for Rehnquist. I would bet that President Bush and Justice Rehnquist have had some conversation about this move.

[Dave S]

I wish the President would make another nomination right away because the slim conservative plurality on the Courts is gone.

Well actually if Roberts is as conservative as Rennquest who he is a clone of (held same jobs in government and worked for Rennquest) then the court remains unchanged from before O'Connor announced her retirement. O'Connor will remain on the court until her replacement is approved. The other nominee who ever it is will add a more reliable conservative to the bench

[Texas_Conservative2]

The court makes their own rules, just like the congress, the chief can have as much power as the majority on the court want him to have.

The court can even force judges to resign.

[zendari]

It's the only way to have a full 9 judges by october.

[Rebelbase]

That photo is priceless!

[southernindymom]

As my husband asked, is there a black, hispanic woman out there Bush can appoint? That will make all the factions happy.

[Getsmart64]

So what kind of power over the SC does the CSC justice hold?

[KavMan]

Who are some of the RED MEAT type picks Bush can choose for AJ?

Luttig?

[mware]

Janice Brown fits that bill.

[visualops]

And the winner is...Edith Clement. Not only is she a woman, she was runner-up last time and ... she is from New Orleans

Ooohh

[sirchtruth]

That is how lots of us dress our children and grandchildren here on the East Coast.

I can tell you this, I have old 8mm movies where in 1965 I'm wearing the same exact outfit that kids wearing and my Mom looks just like Jaquelyn Kenndy with pillsbury box hat and everything.

[Archon of the East]

I fear that Gonzales will be Bush's ice cream sundae.

This is a BIG fear. If President Bush picks Gonzales we need to worry very much. First it will prove that he really doesn't understand what American Conservatism is all about and second we would immediately begin to fret (even more) about the Roberts nomination. This would IMO send Conservatives into an angry feeling of betrayal and hopelessness.

[George W. Bush]

If true, this makes some sense. Roberts is clearly going to sail through confirmation and he has no real track record on the Court for senators to poke at the way they would with Scalia or Thomas.

Roberts had better be the right man if he's going to be CJ.

[southernindymom]

works for me!!!! I liked her too.