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CWA Congratulates Judge Roberts on Becoming Chief Justice 9/29/2005 Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) expresses its hearty congratulations to Judge John G. Roberts on receiving Senate confirmation as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States.
As expected, all 55 Senate Republicans voted for Roberts and were joined by 22 Democrats and Jim Jeffords (I-Vermont). 22 Democrats voted “No,” following the lead of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada).
“Judge Roberts deserved unanimous confirmation by the Senate and the fact that he didn’t get it is further proof of how the left is politicizing the judiciary,” said Jan LaRue, CWA’s chief counsel. “Some chose to jump off a political cliff by joining hands with the die-hard abortion, gay rights and environmental groups to oppose this supremely qualified judge.”
“If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, then the little guy’s going to win in the court before me,” Roberts told senators during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. “But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well then the big guy’s going to win because my obligation is to the Constitution.”
“That statement and Judge Roberts’ opinions should encourage and assure every American that ‘Equal Justice Under Law’ under the Roberts Supreme Court is a personal guarantee and not just words carved in granite,” LaRue added.
President Bush has a second opportunity to appoint a nominee to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Bush has gained the trust of the American people by appointing an exceptional candidate in Roberts and the fine judges nominated to lower federal courts. Roberts laid the foundation for the next candidate by staying true to his role as a judge and refusing to make political promises in exchange for confirmation. CWA is confident that the President will name the best-qualified constitutionalist to replace O’Connor, regardless of sex, race or ethnicity.
“Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is whipping Democrats into irrational hysteria by demanding that they ‘absolutely’ should be prepared to filibuster, hold unlimited debate and prevent an up-or-down vote if the President’s next nominee is someone they find unacceptably ‘ideological,’” LaRue concluded. “For Dean, that means anyone who thinks the Constitution shouldn’t be replaced by Dean’s left-of-the universe policies.”
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