Rookie120 0 #1 September 5, 2005 Bush today nominated Roberts for Chief Justice of the supreme court. I bet the bomb shells and all the garbage the left can fabricate is going to get thick in the next few weeks. I have a feeling it is going to get very ugly.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #2 September 5, 2005 He's a great man for the job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #3 September 5, 2005 What an insult to the current justices. He should have picked Scalia. Apparently only 5 of 16 times has the new chief justice been selected from those already serving, so what Bush has done is common, but I think bad form.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,439 #4 September 5, 2005 Roberts is a good man; very highly thought of. I'm not at all convinced yet that he can take an open-minded look at things. That would be an important consideration to me. People who automatically take one side, and then have to be convinced that it's wrong, are not as good a choice for judge as those who have to be convinced to take a side in the first place. Just to get it out of the way, what was done to Bork was appalling. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #5 September 5, 2005 QuotePeople who automatically take one side, and then have to be convinced that it's wrong, You conclude he fits this description based on what?People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #6 September 5, 2005 QuoteWhat an insult to the current justices. He should have picked Scalia. I thought she already put in for retirement? Dont you think that would look bad "Yeah I'm gonna retire, Oh I'm nominated for chief? Ok I'll stay on the court"If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #7 September 5, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhat an insult to the current justices. He should have picked Scalia. I thought she already put in for retirement? Dont you think that would look bad "Yeah I'm gonna retire, Oh I'm nominated for chief? Ok I'll stay on the court" You're thinking of O'Connor.Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #8 September 5, 2005 QuoteYou're thinking of O'Connor. Oh damn it, I'm sorry I just woke up. Thats right. I dont know enough about each individual justice to really have an educated opinion on who should be the chief.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Everon 0 #9 September 5, 2005 My only hope is that whomever becomes chief upholds the constitution - period, and keep his religious beliefs and personal opinions to himself . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbarry 0 #10 September 5, 2005 And what fine group of men he'll be joining... John Marshall, Charles Evans Hughes, Warren Burger... Mmmm... burger..." . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #11 September 5, 2005 QuoteMy only hope is that whomever becomes chief upholds the constitution - period, and keep his religious beliefs and personal opinions to himself That would be nice if the one's on the left did the same with there beliefs also. Give me a break, does someones religion scare you that much. Seems lately they have been voting a lot on there personal beliefs and not the constitution.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #12 September 5, 2005 Religion only scares me when people attempt to use the law to force everyone else into line with their own religious ideas of right and wrong. I believe Scalia would make a really good chief justice. Even though I don't agree with him on his interpretation of the constitution sometimes, I think he takes each case and looks at all the facts first, before making up his mind, and he seems to be willing to listen to other points of view. I think a chief justice should be picked from the existing justices, rather than placing a newbie in charge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #13 September 5, 2005 Although I also think Scalia would be a great choice for Chief Justice, I also think that sometimes a bit of a shakeup is needed. Despite that fact that he may be "Chief Justice" he also is but one of nine voices on the bench. Also, as a practical standpoint, confirmation of Chief Justice at the same time as SCOTUS confirmation makes pragmatic sense. We're gonna need to confirm two new justices and a Chief Justice. We might as well get it into two hearings instead of three. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Everon 0 #14 September 5, 2005 Not at all, it's when they proselytize and try to incorporate it into the law that scares me. If the constitution were upheld to the letter, there would be no debate about school prayer and the tcs in government buildings, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,989 #15 September 5, 2005 >does someones religion scare you that much. Check out Saudi Arabia for an example of a scary religion. Not because the religion itself is scary, but because they have integrated it into their government. We've managed (mostly) to avoid that mistake so far; let's hope the supreme court continues to avoid that mistake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #16 September 5, 2005 QuoteIf the constitution were upheld to the letter, there would be no debate about school prayer and the tcs in government buildings, etc. Yeah, and I would be able to own a rocket launcher. So we all have had to make some sacrifices.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #17 September 5, 2005 QuoteQuoteMy only hope is that whomever becomes chief upholds the constitution - period, and keep his religious beliefs and personal opinions to himself That would be nice if the one's on the left did the same with there beliefs also. Give me a break, does someones religion scare you that much. Seems lately they have been voting a lot on there personal beliefs and not the constitution. I'd like an end to complaints about the court finding rights that are not in the Constitution. The complainers need to read the IXth and Xth Amendments sometime.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #18 September 5, 2005 Just having one or two new people on the court is going to be a shake-up. I think the chief justice should be someone who's got some supreme court experience. Someone who doesn't have practical experience in the job may understand it in theory, but the reality is sometimes radically different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #19 September 5, 2005 QuoteI'd like an end to complaints about the court finding rights that are not in the Constitution. The complainers need to read the IXth and Xth Amendments sometime. Quite a libertarian view. Do you agree with those amendments?So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Everon 0 #20 September 5, 2005 You are stretching that a little and you know it. A Beretta 9mm, yes. No rocket launchers. Refute my religious arguments here first, and then we will discuss my (non)right to own plutonium. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #21 September 5, 2005 QuoteQuoteI'd like an end to complaints about the court finding rights that are not in the Constitution. The complainers need to read the IXth and Xth Amendments sometime. Quite a libertarian view. Do you agree with those amendments? (1) Yes, and (2) I don't understand the question. They are what they are, agreement or disagreement is moot. However, as I understand it the Constitution specifies the obligations of the government and limits its intrusion in the lives of the people, which is a GOOD THING. The Constitution was not and is not intended to limit the rights of the people.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #22 September 5, 2005 QuoteRefute my religious arguments here first, and then we will discuss my (non)right to own plutonium. LOL, fair enoughIf you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #23 September 5, 2005 QuoteQuoteRefute my religious arguments here first, and then we will discuss my (non)right to own plutonium. LOL, fair enough Don't give in!! It's a ploy to divert you from your mission to win the right to own plutonium...er...rocket launcher!! NooooOOOoooooo!.... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #24 September 5, 2005 QuoteDon't give in!! It's a ploy to divert you from your mission to win the right to own plutonium...er...rocket launcher!! NooooOOOoooooo!.... You know an AT-4 or maybe a LAW would look really bitchin in my gun safe! lolIf you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #25 September 6, 2005 What an insult to the current justices. He should have picked Scalia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I thought she already put in for retirement? Dont you think that would look bad "Yeah I'm gonna retire, Oh I'm nominated for chief? Ok I'll stay on the court" O fuck. That was good. You credibility just flew out the window. LMAO. Whatever you are smoking I want someI hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
