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September 12, 2005
Kennedy Wants to Know if Roberts is Stingy (with the constitution)
Topics: Political News and commentaries
On the first day of the hearings where the Senators on the Judicial Committee pontificated for 10 minutes each, very little occurred. All 21 Senators gave their impressions for the evening news back home, giving very little information or anything outside of the party lines.
The Republican Senators told Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts not to answer bad questions, ones that have been determined to set up land mines for the candidate, and make him go on record on topics that he should never be on record for.
The Democrats were faced with a candidate certain to face approval, so they worked on setting the tone that Roberts needed to answer all of their questions, and then made digs at the President. Over all it was quite boring.
Roberts made a great statement, including this quote.
My personal appreciation that I owe a great debt to others reinforces my view that a certain humility should characterize the judicial role. Judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them.The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ball game to see the umpire.
However, the esteemed Senator from Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy, made a rambling statement which Scared Monkeys has on video, in which Kennedy tries to portray John Roberts as "stingy with the Constitution." See for yourself.
Hat tip - Jawa Report. Rusty asks,
"What does it even mean to be 'stingy' with the Constitution?" Is that kind of like, "Hey John Roberts, stop being so 'stingy' with the Constitution and pass it around on the left hand side"?
Related:
Democrats Feel Heat From Left On Roberts
THE PERFECT ALIBI ... I'LL DRINK TO THAT! (Ann Coulter): In light of the fact that Sen. Teddy Kennedy feels lawyer-client privileged materials should be produced in the case of a public servant -- such as John Roberts -- here is Ann's imaginary version of Teddy's confidential communications with his lawyer the day after he drove Mary Jo Kopechne off a bridge at Chappaquiddick.
Posted by Richard at September 12, 2005 7:43 PM
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