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September 14, 2005
Legal Analysis from Someone Who Once Read a Law Book
As I am a terrible employee, I've been listening to almost all of the hearings on Judge Roberts. A few notes:
- Joe Biden, please calm down.
- It's a sad day when my favorite Senator is Lindsay Graham. (Not because I agree with him, but because I think he's willing to say things that are inconvenient to his own position if they're true.)
- What a strange little dance this is. He won't answer the qestion everyone wants to ask ("Will you overturn Roe v. Wade?") so everyone tries to ask him in the most roundabout way they can think of. It's like trying to pry a secret from a four year old. And failing.
- The only thing he actually said was how he disapproves of citing international law in decisions. That means his only unequivocal statement was a big sloppy kiss to the Right.
- Of course he did say that married couples have the right to birth control, so I guess that's something. Scalia thinks married couples deserve only strict constructionist birth control. Ouch.
- Listen Senator Coburn. I'm tired of partisan rancor and division too, but anyone who calls for the death penalty for abortion providers isn't exactly lunging for the middle ground.
- All things being equal, I say just confirm him already. He can't be much more conservative than the guy he's replacing.
- Of course, all things aren't equal. Bush (for whom I've just given up having any sense of respect at all) is winding up to appoint another conservative for the O'Connor seat just as soon as people forget about how badly he handled Katrina. So, I guess Roberts needs to be beaten up to send a message. How strange the similarities between politics and organized crime . . .
Posted by Drew at September 14, 2005 09:18 AM
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Comments
How do I get a job where I can listen to the NPR coverage of the Roberts hearings all day?
I am going to be in serious need of one soon.
"That's bologna Judge Roberts- and I should know. I eat a pound of it every morning!"
-Sen. Kennedy on...well...bologna
Posted by: James at September 14, 2005 09:32 PM