Roberts Helped Counsel Jeb Bush (presidential recount in 2000)

[Kadie]

Roberts Helped Counsel Jeb Bush

By BRENT KALLESTAD
The Associated Press
Thursday, July 21, 2005; 7:31 PM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- During the tumultuous presidential recount in 2000, John Roberts flew to Florida and volunteered advice to Gov. Jeb Bush, whose brother was trying to clinch the election.

Some Democrats are now saying the trip should disqualify Roberts from the Supreme Court.


"The Senate should reject him on the basis of this alone," said Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla. "Now he is being rewarded for that partisan service."

Roberts, who was in private practice at the time, accepted Jeb Bush's invitation to come to Florida at his own expense to offer advice to the governor. He spent only about a half hour with Bush and never played a major role at a time when scores of attorneys swarmed into the state.

"He came down and met with the governor briefly and shared with him some of his thoughts on what he believed the governor's responsibilities were after a presidential election, a presidential election in dispute," Bush spokesman Jacob DiPietre said. "There were several experts, including professors, scholars, constitutional experts who came down to Florida at that time and Judge Roberts was one of them."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/21/AR2005072101961.html

[pfitz59]

1. Roberts is bad news all around....

The more that comes out, the shadier he looks. His wife is also a piece of work!

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. So what did he do the rest of the time he was here?

and wouldn't his time and expenses be considered a campaign contribution? How much do you want to bet the Bush Campaign didn't report this trip?