Posted on 09/15/2005 4:11:01 AM PDT by nj26
Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr.'s testimony about the existence of a right to privacy, the importance of respecting precedent, and the need for the Constitution to adapt to changing conditions has alarmed some rank-and-file conservatives, who are filling up Internet message boards with predictions that Roberts may turn out to be a moderate justice.
Many say they believe that Roberts's answers have shown him to be to the left of Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, whom President Bush promised to use as models in selecting new justices. Some compare Roberts to David Souter and Anthony Kennedy -- Republican appointees who proved to be moderates who supported abortion rights.
One writer on the conservative FreeRepublic.org site wrote that yesterday's questioning by Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., Democrat of Delaware, had ''exposed Roberts" as a moderate.
''Biden gave Roberts every opportunity to even minimally associate himself with Scalia and Thomas, and he ran away from them like he was running from a burning building -- not a good sign," the post said.
Bush chose Roberts, a highly respected lawyer with a short judicial tenure, over conservative judges with longer track records on issues of importance to conservatives. Still, almost all conservative judicial groups endorsed Roberts, recognizing that his lack of a long judicial record made him less susceptible to liberal attacks.
But the first three days of Roberts's confirmation hearings, during which the nominee has taken pains to portray himself as a cautious moderate, sparked concerns among grass-roots conservatives that Roberts may join a long line of Republican Supreme Court appointees who proved to be more liberal on the bench than the presidents who chose them.
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A: Because they like to engage in divide-and-conquer B.S. at trying to demoralize conservatives, and some FReepers fall for it again and again.....
Post #40 LOLOLOLOL
On behalf of the other 62,041,267 Bush fans who vote . .
Viva Bush !
"I often post comments which cut to the chase. They are often blunt. Some consider them provocative, others consider them in a more negative light. Often I am personally attacked for posting them."
Somehow I sense that you seek out such strife. Have a wonderful day.
Yeah, when someone says it sucks to be me, I always attribute that to my seeking it out.
The truth is, you don't get a vote, so that's to the point and kinda blunt. I guess it sucks to be you instead.
And thanks, I'm having a wonderful day.
LOL. Thanks for taking time out of your day to clear that up...
See post 54. Globe Lurkers, meet Protagoras. Protagoras, meet Globe Lurkers.
I put that out to see who was paying attention. Republican??? It goes far beyond that. Most of the sheep are unaware.
See post #5, the real one in question. I'm glad I was able to stir you up enough to make a clarification.
Global Lurkers, meet a man who clarifies things, even if he has to be dragged screaming and kicking to the point of doing it.
The real point was about your "vote" to a Senator, who truth be told, could not possibly care less what you think. He'll tell you anything to get you to vote for him, and then do precisely as he pleases knowing full well that if he is of the opposite party, you don't matter since you aren't going to support him anyway, and if of the same party, that you dare not vote against him for fear of some bad ole Democrat getting in.
Republicans,,,,Screwed again.
Their supporters never wise up to it.
"See post #5, the real one in question. I'm glad I was able to stir you up enough [#96] to make a clarification. [#54]"
I see that math is not your strong suit either.
Because then you have to pay for a host...buying the domain name is separate from paying for a host. But they are their own host....so I don't know.
It's all very confusing when people say so many goofy things. LOL
Anyway, it was fun toying with you, gotta go. I'm sure you can say some even dumber stuff if you try. Maybe I'll check back later and see if the saga continues.
PS, you still don't get a vote. You're a Republican, held hostage by fear of Dems. They do what they want and you pretend you have some effect on it. So it all works out. LOL
Isn't it odd they never quote DU? Any clue why not?
"Anyway, it was fun toying with you, gotta go. I'm sure you can say some even dumber stuff if you try"
Uh-huh. Hey look, its all my fault. I shouldn't have jumped you. It was wrong. I apologize for all that. Drinks are on me.
"PS, you still don't get a vote. You're a Republican, held hostage by fear of Dems. They do what they want and you pretend you have some effect on it. So it all works out. LOL"
BTW, my congress-critter is a Democrat, so...
Correct
I shouldn't have jumped you.
Correct
It was wrong.
Correct
I apologize for all that.
Excellent!
Drinks are on me.
I'm not thirsty, can I have the money instead?
You have piled up quite a good record since we cleared this all up . Five for five correct statements in a row. Good going!
ta ta for now.
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