best argument against Roberts: he refuses to uphold US law . . .

[OneBlueSky]

his recent decision about military tribunals for Guantanamo detainees pretty much gives Bush the power to disregard the Geneva Conventions . . . since the US is a signatory to the Conventions, they are the law of the land, and we don't need a Supreme Court justice who feels free to disregard US law just because the president tells him to . . .

this might also be the best selling point for the American public, who are already pretty much aghast at the reports of detainee abuse at Guantanamo and elsewhere . . . most people are also aware that the Geneva Conventions have been established law for a long time, and that they protect Americans who may be held prisoner as well as those who we detain . . . fighting Roberts on this front will bring the issue to the forefront and tie his nomination directly to a war that most people now hate . . .