Can We Say "Chief Justice Roberts?": We Can At The Asylum
OK, so the president didn’t take our advice. Of course, who would? We’re nuts. Why do you think we named our site the Asylum. However, it can’t be disputed that we’re good at gauging the judiciary. Both of us have sharp minds when dealing with issues affecting the judiciary. It’s only fair to say that the passing of Chief Justice Rehnquist did hit us both. We expected him to make it through one more full session before stepping down or dying. However, it’s up to God when and where he recalls his children.
But the president didn’t waste any time. Oh no. He went right to work last night driving the Left even closer to commitment at the local looney bin. And this morning, he drove the stake through their heart with the announcement below.
BUSH: For the past two months members of the United States Senate and the American people have learned about the career and character of Judge Roberts. They like what they see.
He’s a man of integrity and fairness and throughout his life he has inspired the respect and loyalty of others.
John Roberts has built a record of excellence and achievement and reputation for goodwill and decency toward others.
In his extraordinary career Judge Roberts has argued 39 cases before the nation’s highest court. When I nominated him to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, he was confirmed by unanimous consent.
Both those who have worked with him and those who have faced him in a courtroom speak with admiration of his striking ability as a lawyer and his natural gifts as a leader. Judge Roberts has earned the nation’s confidence and I’m pleased to announce that I will nominate him to serve as the 17th chief justice of the Supreme Court.
The passing of Chief Justice William Rehnquist leaves the center chair empty, just four weeks left before the Supreme Court reconvenes.
It’s in the interests of the court and the country to have a chief justice on the bench on the first full day of the fall term.
The Senate is well along in the process of considering Judge Roberts’ qualifications. They know his record and his fidelity to the law.
I am confident that the Senate can complete hearings and confirm him as chief justice within a month. As a result of my decision to nominate Judge Roberts to be chief justice I also have the responsibility to submit a nominee to follow Sandra Day O’Connor. I will do so in a timely manner. Twenty-five years ago John Roberts came to Washington as a clerk to Justice William Rehnquist. In his boss, the young clerk found a role model, a professional mentor and a friend for life.
I am certain that Chief Justice Rehnquist [was] hoping to welcome John Roberts as a colleague. We’re all sorry that day didn’t come. It is fitting that a great chief justice be followed in office by a person who shared his deep reverence for the Constitution, his profound respect for the Supreme Court, and his complete devotion to the cause of justice.
Congratulations.
ROBERTS: Thank you Mr. President. I am honored and humbled at the confidence that the president has shown in me and I am very much aware that if I am confirmed I would succeed a man I deeply respect and admire, a man who has been very kind to me for 25 years.
Thank you Mr. President for that special opportunity.
The president decided to elevate John Roberts to succeed his mentor. I’m sure that if Rehnquist had stepped down instead of dying that he’s be smiling like a proud papa right now. I’m sure in Heaven he is. Roberts is a good choice. I won’t say he’s the best choice, because, of course, I have my personal preferences. Both of us have our personal preferences. Marcie wanted Luttig in the top spot. I wanted Scalia. We both agree though that it’s time to move Luttig up.
It’s time to appoint someone like Luttig not just because the man is qualified, and even moreso than the Left is aware of, but because a solid message has to be sent to the Left that their stranglehold over the courts is finished. This nation wants to return to the way things ought to be, not the way these "progressive" liberals want to move it to. Our system of government, and in fact the judiciary, can be changed through the proper amending process. The courts are not a short-cut to be utilized on whims.
Publius II
OK, so the president didn’t take our advice. Of course, who would? We’re nuts. Why do you think we named our site the Asylum. However, it can’t be disputed that we’re good at gauging the judiciary. Both of us have sharp minds when dealing with issues affecting the judiciary. It’s only fair to say that the passing of Chief Justice Rehnquist did hit us both. We expected him to make it through one more full session before stepping down or dying. However, it’s up to God when and where he recalls his children.
But the president didn’t waste any time. Oh no. He went right to work last night driving the Left even closer to commitment at the local looney bin. And this morning, he drove the stake through their heart with the announcement below.
BUSH: For the past two months members of the United States Senate and the American people have learned about the career and character of Judge Roberts. They like what they see.
He’s a man of integrity and fairness and throughout his life he has inspired the respect and loyalty of others.
John Roberts has built a record of excellence and achievement and reputation for goodwill and decency toward others.
In his extraordinary career Judge Roberts has argued 39 cases before the nation’s highest court. When I nominated him to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, he was confirmed by unanimous consent.
Both those who have worked with him and those who have faced him in a courtroom speak with admiration of his striking ability as a lawyer and his natural gifts as a leader. Judge Roberts has earned the nation’s confidence and I’m pleased to announce that I will nominate him to serve as the 17th chief justice of the Supreme Court.
The passing of Chief Justice William Rehnquist leaves the center chair empty, just four weeks left before the Supreme Court reconvenes.
It’s in the interests of the court and the country to have a chief justice on the bench on the first full day of the fall term.
The Senate is well along in the process of considering Judge Roberts’ qualifications. They know his record and his fidelity to the law.
I am confident that the Senate can complete hearings and confirm him as chief justice within a month. As a result of my decision to nominate Judge Roberts to be chief justice I also have the responsibility to submit a nominee to follow Sandra Day O’Connor. I will do so in a timely manner. Twenty-five years ago John Roberts came to Washington as a clerk to Justice William Rehnquist. In his boss, the young clerk found a role model, a professional mentor and a friend for life.
I am certain that Chief Justice Rehnquist [was] hoping to welcome John Roberts as a colleague. We’re all sorry that day didn’t come. It is fitting that a great chief justice be followed in office by a person who shared his deep reverence for the Constitution, his profound respect for the Supreme Court, and his complete devotion to the cause of justice.
Congratulations.
ROBERTS: Thank you Mr. President. I am honored and humbled at the confidence that the president has shown in me and I am very much aware that if I am confirmed I would succeed a man I deeply respect and admire, a man who has been very kind to me for 25 years.
Thank you Mr. President for that special opportunity.
The president decided to elevate John Roberts to succeed his mentor. I’m sure that if Rehnquist had stepped down instead of dying that he’s be smiling like a proud papa right now. I’m sure in Heaven he is. Roberts is a good choice. I won’t say he’s the best choice, because, of course, I have my personal preferences. Both of us have our personal preferences. Marcie wanted Luttig in the top spot. I wanted Scalia. We both agree though that it’s time to move Luttig up.
It’s time to appoint someone like Luttig not just because the man is qualified, and even moreso than the Left is aware of, but because a solid message has to be sent to the Left that their stranglehold over the courts is finished. This nation wants to return to the way things ought to be, not the way these "progressive" liberals want to move it to. Our system of government, and in fact the judiciary, can be changed through the proper amending process. The courts are not a short-cut to be utilized on whims.
Publius II
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