My Greatest Objection To Roberts

[ThomWV]

I am a 60 year old male with one male child and two male grandchildren. To be absolutely honest about it Row is not the most important thing on earth to me.

Roberts is only 50 years old. If he receives the appointment it is likely my grandchildren will be almost my age by the time he retires. That may be a bad thing and it may be a good thing. In most cases Judges mellow and come to understand we are a nation of the people as well as the law. So while his potential time on the bench is of concern its not the most important thing on earth to me.

In November of 1999 an army of political hacks descended on the state of Florida in order to sway the result of a national election. They started what could not possibly be called anything other than a riot at a vote counting place in Miami. In doing so they displayed a callous disregard to our election system, the foundation of our Democracy. John Roberts, who had not yet been appointed to the bench, was apart of that army of political fanatics who placed Party above Country.

The single most objectionable thing about the Bush Presidency is the universal placement of Politics before Policy. In fact in most instances policy formation has been delegated directly to special interest groups who provide political support to Bush. Roberts is a man to continue this bastardization of our system of Government. A servant to partisan political interest can never be a servant to the people as a whole. Look to the past and look to Florida and if you agree with me that Policy trumps politic then he is unacceptable. On the other hand if you believe that politics is more important than national policy you should find him acceptable. I choose the former and that is my greatest objection to this man.

[Deep13]

1. I am concerned about Lochner.

Lochner is the 1905 case that found state labor regulations to be unconstitutional. It was overturned in the 1930s. Lochner is generally regarded as the worst example of judicial overreaching. The problem is that Lochner has its admirer's in modern, neocon thought. Many such admirers can be found in the Federalist Society of which Roberts is a member. Further, many neocons would like to extend its holding to Federal regulations on labor and the environment.

I am concerned that the abortion debate has blinded people to an effort to get this draconian rule reinstated.

[papau]

4. WashPo says he never paid $50 dues and therefore not in Federalist Soc

Federalist Affiliation Misstated
Roberts Does Not Belong to Group

By Charles Lane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 21, 2005; Page A16

Everyone knows that, like all good Republican lawyers, John G. Roberts Jr. is a member of the Federalist Society, the conservative law and public policy organization where right-of-center types meet to denounce liberalism and angle for jobs in the Bush administration.

And practically everyone -- CNN, the Los Angeles Times, Legal Times and, just yesterday, The Washington Post -- has reported Roberts's membership as a fact. One liberal group opposed to Roberts's nomination, the Alliance for Justice, has noted it on its Web site.

But they are wrong. John Roberts is not, in fact, a member of the Federalist Society, and he says he never has been.

"He has no recollection of ever being a member," said Dana Perino, a White House spokeswoman who contacted reporters to correct the mistake yesterday.

She said that Roberts recalls speaking at Federalist Society forums (as have lawyers and legal scholars of various political stripes). But he has apparently never paid the $50 annual fee that would make him a full-fledged member. His disclosure forms submitted in connection with his 2003 nomination to the D.C. Circuit make no mention of it.<snip>

[Deep13]

5. Give Roberts an oar,...

...so he can back-paddle.

[PurgedVoter]

2. He gave $80K to Bush

With his connections he should have some clue what is going on. So either he is an idiot, or he likes what has happened in the US and feels that election rigging is a good thing.

[bigtree]

3. the age thing is big. the election as well.

Robert's adult life has been a pursuit of membership to that club of elites who lord over our wealth, mindless of our well-being.

You make your points well. Thanks for your perspective.