simple truths
“You know, back in 2000 a Republican friend of mine warned me that if I voted for Al Gore and he won, the stock market would tank, we'd lose millions of jobs, and our military would be totally overstretched.

You know what? I did vote for Al Gore, he did win, and I'll be damned if all those things didn't come true.”
—James Carville
9.23.2005
 
Disappointed in Court Nominee Process
Whoever is confirmed will have that seat for life. Young Roberts at 50 will be one of the youngest Chief Justices in U.S. Supreme Court history. That alone is precendence-breaking enough to revoke his nomination.


Disappointed in Court Nominee Process

I'm very disappointed in the current nominee and the process in which he's ascended to heir-apparent to lead the Supreme Court.

Not only does Roberts have limited experience as a jurist, he is not yet on the court and yet is being handed the keys to the Constitution, with absolutely no experience on the court he is now destined to lead.

It would well serve the nation to have selected one of the court moderates to lead this fragmented nation, as well as for two candidates to be floated in the confirmation process such that a filibuster war will not break out after Roberts nomination is over.

It behooves me that a lifetime appointment to the most important office in our government can be handled with such light disregard for scrutiny. It would be well worth our time to take a few more months of investigation into any nominees past and release all documents currently being withheld by the White House.

Surely as a corporate lawyer, Roberts has taken many actions that would greatly color his personal bias on the court. It is incumbent on the White House to stop their hide and deny tactics and show their true colors in the form of the documents accounting for Roberts past.

Whoever is confirmed will have that seat for life. Young Roberts at 50 will be one of the youngest Chief Justices in U.S. Supreme Court history. That alone is precendence-breaking enough to revoke his nomination.


“What we find is that a whopping 86% of Americans believe that there need to be stricter laws and regulations to protect the environment; 77% think it is more important to maintain government services such as Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid than to cut taxes; 72% of Americans favor stricter laws related to the control of handguns; 63% of Americans favor affirmative action programs designed to help blacks, women and other minorities get better jobs and education; 62% don't think Roe v. Wade should be overturned by the Supreme Court; and 62% would prefer a universal health insurance program run by the government and financed by taxpayers.

On virtually every issue, public opinion polls show that consumer preferences are for the policies of the Democrats, and not for those of the GOP. Republicans offer inferior, less desirable policy solutions, while Democrats offer superior policies that are preferred by the majority of Americans.”
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18395

Powered by Blogger