> new testimony ah, okay then.
he sounded good. he was actually answering questions. which is kinda refreshing. and yes, I know, he could have his game face on and turn out to be a total turd in that punchbowl we like to call the USSC, but still... Could we actually have an appointee that is not only qualified for the position, but might actually turn out to be good in the long term? to answer Dana, I too am worried about reporductive rights, but everything I have heard today and read about the guy has indicated that he is not into legislation from the bench, that Stare Decisis is his modus operandi. He was indicating today that specifically in reference to Roe v. Wade, that the original decision of the court was upheld and affirmed as precedent by more recent USSC desicions. That's encouraging, because he's essentially saying that precedent leads to stability in the law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Roberts#Roe_v._Wade On the other hand, he mentioned that in certain cases (most notably Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, essentially overturning Dredd Scott v. Stanford) might change his opinion on following the tenet of stare decisis, given that the facts of the case prove that the original decision is no longer workable or applicable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Roberts#Judicial_activism_and_deference_to_legislatures I'm still thinking he should have been left as nominee for Associate Justice rather than having him switched to the new nominee for Chief, but if he turns out to be as level headed and rational as he appears right now, maybe having him jump in as Chief Justice wouldn't be such a bad thing. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now thereâs a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173977 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
