CWA Supports Roberts' Nomination as Chief Justice     9/7/2005

President Bush has another chance to impact the Supreme Court

TO: CWA Constituents
FROM: Wendy Wright, Executive Vice President
Lanier Swann, Director of Government Relations
RE: Judge Roberts Nominated for Supreme Court Chief Justice
DATE: September 7, 2005

In a turn of events precipitated by the death of Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the President has nominated the Honorable John Roberts, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to become the 17th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. While the timing comes as a surprise, the President’s choice of a nominee who is dedicated to upholding the U.S. Constitution is far from surprising.

As fully anticipated by Concerned Women for America (CWA), President Bush has honored the late Chief Justice Rehnquist by nominating a conservative and qualified judge. The President swiftly and confidently selected Roberts to continue the legacy of his predecessor by strictly interpreting the Constitution--not rewriting it.

In CWA’s July 1 press release, Jan LaRue, Chief Counsel, predicted that the vacant Supreme Court seat would be filled by a conservative nominee. LaRue states, “The President has the historic opportunity to keep faith with the promise he has repeated numerous times, which is to name justices who are like Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.”

The President has indeed kept his promise by nominating a man who will not legislate from the bench, but will strictly interpret the Constitution. “Everything we know about Judge Roberts tells us he fulfills the President’s promise to nominate a judge who will strictly interpret the Constitution and not legislate from the bench,” LaRue says.

Now that the President has nominated Judge Roberts to be Chief Justice, Mr. Bush will again have the opportunity to replace retiring Justice O’Connor. CWA expects the President will keep his promise to choose a nominee like Scalia or Thomas. His nomination of Roberts for that position in the first place is clear evidence that the President will honor his word.

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