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To: OpEd Editor Contact: Eugene Delgaudio, 703-901-2247 WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is an op-ed by Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate of the United States: Why "Chief Justice Roberts" is a Mistake for Bush and Conservatives (REVISED for Chief Justice Appointment) By Eugene Delgaudio As the Roberts confirmation hearings loom, the vast majority of the conservative movement has lined up squarely behind the nominee. Once again they seem to blindly trust a Republican president to appoint an originalist to the Court. However, Public Advocate of the United States, the national pro-family group I lead, has taken the...

A conservative lobby group announced Tuesday that it is withdrawing its support from Judge John G. Roberts Jr.- President Bush's nominee to the US Supreme Court. Public Advocate, a Virginia-based "national pro-family group", said in a statement that the more comes "as a result of Roberts' support for the radical homosexual lobby in the 1996 Supreme Court case Romer v. Evans." Last week it was reported that Roberts had worked behind the scenes for a coalition of gay-rights groups, helping them prepare their arguments to present to the court. (story) The groups were attempting to have the court strike down...

Day laborer dispute attracts more voices By David Bradley Staff Writer A controversial proposal to open a day labor hiring site in Herndon, on property owned in part by Loudoun County, gained notoriety this week as a gubernatorial candidate and a syndicated radio talk show host each joined local opposition to the project. Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore said Aug. 8 that he opposes using tax dollars to pay for day laborer centers in Northern Virginia if they are used to benefit illegal immigrants. Day laborers who daily scramble for jobs at make-shift hiring sites in Herndon parking lots became...

Prominent conservatives tell HUMAN EVENTS they are troubled by the revelation that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts worked on behalf of Playboy Entertainment Group--the second time in one week information has come to light that Roberts helped a liberal cause. Last Thursday conservatives were hit with the news that Roberts, while a partner at Hogan & Hartson, did pro bono work for gay-rights advocates in the case Romer v. Evans, which challenged a Colorado voter-approved initiative on sexual orientation. Yesterday, HUMAN EVENTS documented Roberts’ similar involvement in a case involving Playboy and its challenge of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,...

Conservatives cite his work in a gay rights case WASHINGTON - A conservative group in Virginia said Tuesday that it was withdrawing its support for Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' confirmation because of his work helping overturn a Colorado referendum on gays. The group, Public Advocate of the United States, is one of the first conservative organizations to announce anything but support for the judge Eugene Delgaudio, the president of the group, said that he hopes his stance will prod others. "I know that others feel the same way. I know they believe as I do. They're just not going...

A conservative group in Virginia said Tuesday it would oppose Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' confirmation because of his work helping overturn a Colorado referendum on gays. The stance by Public Advocate of the United States, which describes itself as a pro-family organization, puts it in opposition to conservative groups that have endorsed Roberts. A number of liberal groups oppose President Bush's nominee. "The move comes as a result of Roberts' support for the radical homosexual lobby in the 1996 Supreme Court case Romer v. Evans, which overturned a pro-family law passed by the citizens of Colorado in an appalling...

Public Advocate President Eugene Delgaudio will be announce on Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, at 11 a.m. in front of the Supreme Court that Public Advocate of the United States, a Virginia based national pro-family group is withdrawing its support for Judge John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court. The move comes as a result of Roberts' support for the radical homosexual lobby in the 1996 Supreme Court case Romer v. Evans,

Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate of the United States, a Northern Virgina family based organization, has issued the following statement. The statement follows the Los Angeles Times report that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts provided legal support to the homosexual lobby in a Colorado case that reached the United States Supreme Court in 1996.'I was concerned and distressed to read the LA Times report that claims Judge Roberts volunteered to give legal advise to homosexual activists in Romer v. Evans, which overturned a democratic vote of the citizens of Colorado in an appaling act of judicial activism.''We hope against...