Thursday, July 28, 2005

Available Roberts Writings: He's a Racist & Sexist

Courtesy of People for the American Way: The Bush Administration is attempting to head off growing calls for full disclosure of Supreme Crt nominee John Roberts' paper trail. But the available documents from the first 2 yrs of Roberts' Justice Dept career are very creepy & troubling (via the Wash Post): Highlights of Roberts' career from 1981-1982 include: 1) Memos advocating laws that would have stripped the Supreme Crt of jurisdiction over some of the most important issues of our time, including civil rights, reproductive rights, and the separation of church & state. These documents suggest that his positions were even more radical than those ultimately adopted by the Reagan Justice Dept. 2) Writings in which he derides a report on the accomplishments of affirmative action, saying that an "affirmative action program required the recruiting of inadequately prepared candidates." 3) Documents in which he argued for weakening the enforcement of laws prohibiting sex discrimination, including Title IX requirements that institutions receiving fedr'l funds must not discriminate on the basis of gender. You have to wonder if this is what the documents we do have access to reveal, what do the documents Bush is trying to keep from the Senate contain? Demand to know the truth here.
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