It wouldn't. But mindful that the "stepping down" rumor was at a homosexual-oriented website, and that Roberts recently ruled on a homosexual marriage case, and taking the old rumor, I simply speculated that the time was "ripe" for starting an unfounded rumor with the rationale for stepping down being somehow related to being a homo.
-- i live in the DC area and i am a lawyer active in the legal community here, have NEVER heard rumors of Roberts being gay. --
First I heard of it was in the immediate aftermath of this weeks DC homosexual marriage ruling. I don't get out much ;-)
Link posted by antceecee at post 120 ...
http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/main/2005/08/more_grist_for_.html
again, a whole lot of wishful thinking by gay libs, IMO.