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.

[deport]

"The Robert's Court" I really do like the sound of that.

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Robert's Rules of Order

[beyond the sea]

He's able to leave anytime and passed up the opportunity in 2004.

I HIGHLY doubt it.......

[plushaye]

"I guess Scalia and Thomas just didn't want to go through the confirmation hearings again."

I was hoping Scalia too. However, if President Bush has nominated Roberts, that means he believes Roberts will be as conservative as Rehnquist. People have been unearthing Roberts' writings and works since his first nomination and there wasn't anything the Dems could hold against him. It looks like he will sail through hearings this week.

The NEXT appointment will be the most interesting. I believe the President will move quickly, and not let SDO stay on the bench longer than she has to. I think it will definitely be a woman and a CONSERVATIVE not moderate. My guess is it will be either a hispanic or african-american. There are some very well-qualified candidates. This is when the war begins.

[Regulator]

Just exactally what makes Ann Coulter qualified to be a supreme court justice????

Well, for openers, she's regarded as a capable and opinionated Constitutional lawyer with at least the background of pretty much anyone on the court now. Only Breyer had any serious recognition prior to being on the court, and that was for his role in travesties like Griswold.

Ann would be great. A real counterpoint to the ditsy Establishment drone "Sandy Baby" O'Connor, who leaves the court after damaging the country in so many ways, it's hard to count them. Grutter, for instance.

And the confirmation hearings would be worth their weight in Gold. The acid tongued Ann would give Schumer and Kennedy whiplash.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

"We don't know enough abuot Roberts" ??? Freepers are beginning to sound like Democrats

Not much was known about Souter either...

[American Quilter]

I will bet that Justice Renquist had a huge role in this since they have vetted Judge Roberts and others for over a year.

I'll bet he was smiling as he ascended to Heaven.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

A statement from Justice David Souter is not expected, the court said.

I guess Souter is too busy taking it in the rear to write a memo.

[johnny7]

They're 'gonna filibuster ANY Bush nominee's.... the O'Connor BS is just a smokescreen.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

5. F. Lee Levin

6. Ann Coulter

[Old_Mil]

Because Roberts is well along in the confirmation process and appears to be acceptable to the Gang of 14...

I think this is what has been worrying me about Roberts. The opposition to Robert's nomination from the left - and especially from the liberal wing of the Republican party - has seemed to me like token resistance thus far. It hasn't had the flavor of the knock-down-drag-outs that came when Clarence Thomas and Judge Bork were under consideration.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

At least the DEMOCRAPS over on "Democratic Underground" are busting blood vessels in their brains this morning. They have gone PSYCHO over this. Certifiable. Poor babies.

"Hey! We're just having a calm discussion of the matter!"

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

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

You could well be right. Is Clement more conservative than O'Connor?

[Melas]

No, the CJ doesn't assign anything when he/she isn't a part of the majority. Anyone can write a dissent, and often times there is more than one dissenting opinion written. The CJ only decides who writes the majority opinion, when he or she is on the majority.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

This supports a theory I heard espoused by William Kristol. The theory was that Roberts would replace O'Connor until the time that Rehnquist retired, then Roberts would be recommended as CJ and someone else would come in as a regular justice. Kristol said it would be difficult for the Senate to confirm Roberts as a regular justice, then turn around and nix him as CJ. Kristol said this the day or two after Roberts was nominated.

I had also heard that Bush expected Rehnquist to retire before O'Connor, and had planned to nominate Roberts to fill that gap. Wonder who he had pegged to replace O'Connor? He wants to appoint a hispanic (Gonzales), but might have had to aquiesce to a woman to replace O'Connor.

[street_lawyer]

Some say  that Scalia should be moved up, because Roberts is an unknown and could be on the beach for 40 years, which would be a long time if Roberts turns out like a Kennedy and Souter.  Roberts Index  if you want to know about him.

It matters who is the chief. Sure the chief doesn't get two votes, but he can assign whom he desired to author the majority opinion, and words do matter. What if instead of Hugo Black someone else had penned the majority opinion in Everson v. Board of Education and the phrase "separation of church and state" did not appear in the opinion. I believe that in a few cases Rehnquist decided to write an opinion that he may not have agreed with totally, or perhaps not at all, but wanted to limit the application of the case by carefully chosen words. 

Liberals are as good as anyone at poker. They know that they have to put up a false front on a nominee, only not so much that he will not be confirmed. 

There won't be a second bite at the apple for many years to come, if ever. So naturally suspicions and hopes are high.

If Bush wanted to appoint a woman, but not make her Chief,  he could have moved Scalia up, put Roberts in his place, and appointed a woman as an associate justice.

Avoid "another tirade" by compromising on the appointment? Did Scalia say that he doesn't want the nomination? Did he say he doesn't want to face "another tirade"?

 

 

 

 

 

[hosepipe]

A RINO for CJ, ....figures...

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

Scalia is older than Thomas and has a large family. He can make a lot more money in the private sector. The rumors I've heard is that he wanted to be CJ, otherwise he would retire

I seem to recall hearing or reading something some time ago that Scalia was not really interested in the Chief position; that he finds dealing with the libs on the court exasperating (perfectly understandable) and for that reason has thought about stepping down and moving on.

Roberts seems to me to have the right personality to make a very effective Chief and I think, if this report is true, he would be an excellent choice.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Interesting that the Pres and Mr Roberts are in the Oval Office on Labor Day - 8Am - suit and tie. All the usual instant response Dem Senators are either still in bed or at their summer home.

Here's a picture of the "vacationing" President:

[cake_crumb]

"I think Bush is doing this for political expediency. Rove, or someone, is showing political cowardice when it comes to the nomination process and battles with the Senate."

Roberts and Justice Rehnquist were close. It's possible the president isn't going on "instinct" at all.

[msnimje]

OK, I have a question of extreme importance!!!

The newest Justice on the Supreme Court is the "low man on the Totem Pole" and is responsible for closing the door behind the other Justices when the go into session as well as getting them all coffee. It is sort of a high brow hazing, I suppose.
My question is this, if the newest Justice is the Chief, does he still have to perform these tasks????

I DO know this not an important question in the bid scheme of things.