Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Roberts: WH Refuses to Release All Writings

OK, so some claim that Judge Roberts' wife's pro-bono work at the mockingly named group Feminists for Life (a strict anti-choice group) is not indicative of him having an anti-choice stance, but maybe if the WH would just release his damn writings, we could all form an opinion about HIM and NOT his wife, dontcha think? The WH claims privilege for the work Roberts performed while serving as principal deputy solicitor genr'l in the administration of former Pres Bush I. Really? Sen Pat Leahy (D-VT & ranking minority member of Senate Judiciary Comm) says: "Those working in the solicitor general's office are not working for the president. They're working for you and me, and all the American people." Oh, well screw us Pat. And given what Roberts answer was to Sen Durbin, I guess screw the importance of deciding SCOTUS cases: According to 2 people who attended the meeting, Roberts was asked by Sen Durbin (D-IL) what he would do if the law required a ruling that his church considers immoral (Roberts is a devout Catholic) he answered after a long pause that he would probably have to recuse himself. RECUSE himself? As a Catholic familiar w/Doctrine, I can only guess that would require him to recuse himself from any cases involving abortion, death penalty, gay rights, separation of church/state, moral acceptability of war, treatment of the poor and all social programs, to just name a few. Phew! Good to see he'll be SO useful as a Justice, huh?
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