Is anyone surprised that roberts will be chosen as chief justices?

[still_one]

frankly, the only other choices * would have made were scalia or thomas

What option do the democrats have now? Will they filibuster?

I doubt it, there are enough democrats who already have said they are inclined to vote for roberts

Where are those people who ignored the supreme court as an issue in 2000 and 2004?

We are about to reap the consequences of those actions

[koopie57]

1. no

but I'm surprised that we are willing to sit back and accept it.

[still_one]

4. for 6 years our representatives have given bush everything

he asked for

It is NOT that WE are willing to sit back and accept it, our representatives are

I will write and contact them, but in my case I already know what will happen, Feinstein will vote for roberts, and Boxer will vote against

Feinstein is up for reelection in 2006, and I will use that against her, but I don't think it will sway her

[still_one]

7. do you think we could filibuster it for one year

until the 2006 elections?

[koopie57]

10. yes ..

I don't know if we can, but we have to try

[still_one]

11. I agree, and I will push that, but Feinstein will be quite difficult

She is up for reelection in 2006, and perhaps that has some leverage

[Ian David]

2. Yeah, I thought he would nominate Judge Roy Moore. n/t

[Toots]

21. There is another slot open so don't give up hope

Moore has way too much baggage but someone exactly like him will turn up and get shoved down America's throat.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Remember, CJ also presides over Presidential Impeachments...

...in the Senate.:grr:

[Benhurst]

5. I thought he'd go for a Texan.

What ever happened to Judge Roy Bean?

[napi21]

6. I AM a bit surprised! I really expected Cheney to insist on his buddy

Scalia! Certainly I could be wrong, but I prefer Roberts over Scalia or Thomas because at least there's an unknown factor with Roberts, the other two are already know to be arrogant subborn RWers!

[still_one]

8. actually I thought it would be scalia also

you indicate that you prefer roberts over scalia, but what do you really know about roberts?

Personally I think that choice is like would you rather be killed by a hungry tiger or a hungry lion

[napi21]

12. Well, not really. If the hungry tiger is female, you KNOW she will

kill you. If the hungry lion is male, he MAY NOT because he always lets the female of the pride do the killing.

All I mean is that this is a situation of deciding between the devil you know and the devil you don't know. I prefer the devil I don't know, because at least there's a chance of a little judicial fairness with him...with Scalia or Thomas, there's no chance at all!

[still_one]

14. how about no one until after the 2006 election

we still have the element of fillibuster

the civil rights record of roberts is awful

I don't think the excuse that I was just working for my clients cuts it. I am also very disturbed about his involvement in the 2000 supreme court decision to give bush the election

[B Calm]

9. I'm surprised, I thought he would choose Mike Brown...

[thinkingwoman]

13. No, but I'm thinking Scalia must be pissed

Damn he even went hunting with undead Cheney. He's been on his knees for that job for YEARS and he gets passed over for stepford justice?

Is Fat Tony gonna stand for that?

[napi21]

15. I almost included that in my post! I bet he's pissed too!

Scalia also seems to me like the type that holds a grudge. Wonder how that will affect the ability of anyone else to be the CJ? I would think dissent and unrest inside the court wouldn't be a good thing, nor very easy for the new CJ to deal with!

[thinkingwoman]

16. It's going to be interesting

But then again, so were the gladiators and bad car accidents.

[Prodemsouth]

17. No- Bush needs all the distractions for the media he can find.

n/t

[SillyGoose]

18. You know, its one thing to confirm Roberts as a SC judge,

but its another altogether to have to hold hearings on him for chief justice whe he hasn't even been confirmed yet! This is over the top. I would hope the dems don't just roll over on this. BTW, I think its a smack in the face to the existing justices who have served for years not to be considered for this position.

[SpiralHawk]

19. Roberts sets off my Super Double Special Spiral Hawk Radar Detector

He is a total stealth neocon Manchurian Fundie Whacko Candidate type.

I would bet a whole-wheat, honey-dipped doughnut on it.

[BootinUp]

20. Nope.

I don't know that he is worse than any other choice Bush would make.