Is John Roberts the right man for the job?!?! That is a question many people on both sides of the isle are asking themselves. But most republicans do approve of Judge Roberts, while Democrats are still on the fence about Judge Roberts. The Democrats have yet not totally declared war on the nod but at the same time have not endorsed him.
But consider this about John Roberts:
DISMISSED THE EXISTENCE OF A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY:
Judge Roberts: Dean Griswold "devotes a section to the so-called ‘right to privacy,’ arguing as we have that such an amorphous right is not to be found in the Constitution." [Memo to The Attorney General, 12/11/81]
SAID PAY GAP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN WAS IMAGINARY:
Judge Roberts referred to the "purported gender gap" and "the canard that women are discriminated against because they receive $0.59 to every $1.00 earned by men ... ." [Memo to Fred F. Fielding, 1/17/83]
ARGUED THAT ROE V. WADE SHOULD BE OVERRULED:
Judge Roberts co-authored a brief that argued: "We continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled. … [T]he Court’s conclusion[] in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion … find[s] no support in the text, structure, or history of the Constitution." [Brief for the Respondent, Rust (Nos. 89-1391, 1392]
CRITICAL OF FEDERAL LAW PROTECTING AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
Judge Roberts: "[W]e’ve gotten to the point these days where we think the only way we can show we’re serious about a problem is if we pass a federal law, whether it’s the Violence Against Women Act or anything else". Talk of the Nation, 6/24/99]
CRITICAL OF SUPREME COURT’S ROLE IN PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS:
Judge Roberts wrote that natural limits on the Supreme Court’s capacity to handle more work were salutary because they "give the same sense of reassurance as the adjournment of the Court in July, when we know that the Constitution is safe for the summer." [Memo to Fred Fielding, 4/19/83]
PRAISED STATES’ RIGHTS APROACH OF THE REHNQUIST COURT:
Judge Roberts called a decision saying that state employers did not have to pay their workers overtime, as required by federal law, a "healthy reminder … that we live under a federal system." [Talk of the Nation, 6/24/99]
DEFENDED THE BELIEF THAT THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT ADAPTABLE TO MODERNITY:
Roberts: "The reason that that’s the way it was in 1789 is not a bad one when you’re talking about construing the Constitution." [Talk of the Nation, 6/24/99]
Above Information Quoted From Supreme Court Watch
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Probably will detlet this one also, but what is wrong with any of those opinions?
Wheeli, I won't delete yours b/c you a) sound sincere (sp?)and b) you actually ask a question about this blog. I only delete spam (which I get a lot). But any way, what I feel is wrong about him and the "opinions" that roberts has is that he does not support minority, womans, or federal rights. And he totally says that privicy can be invaded by the government if they want.
Please read my answer to your comment on my Blog, also I have been able to cut way down on the comment spam, by using the "Word Recongition" feature provided by Blogger.com, you can turn it on in the comments section of the Setting Tab.
First of all Privacy is nowhere guaranteed in the in the Constitution, It is strongly implied, but not guaranteed.
Much of the reason that women do not make as much money as men is that many of them decide to interupt their careers un order to raise families, I Think that Roberts was just stating a fact, I don't think that he was against women's rights. If you don't spend as long building a career then you are going to make less money, I know of many women who have raised to high earning posistions and make good money. My wife for instnace make much more money than I do.
Now on abotion. Roe v Wade is bad law, it should be a State Decision. And if it were overturned I don't believe that any state would make it totally illegal, though in many states it would be much more controlled then it is now at the Fedreal Level.
The Founding Fathers were very afraid of a strong Central Government that is why they set things up the way they did, many things that are now controlled at the Federal Level should be controlled at the State level.
I agree that ferderalism was a stong arguement in the days of our founding and it still is today. But the founding fathers did put a centeral government in place and I believe that this is one universal right that should be given to women. I do think that every state should be able to put controls on abortions, but the right to one should be granted under fed law. And women that DO try hard and put work first still do get lower salaries comparied to men who have put in the SAME amount of work into there work. It is something that is still happening and needs to stop. Our government has taken protection steps thus far and needs to continue.
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