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My support for the John Roberts nomination continues, especially given the news that a conservative group called the Public Advocate Of The United States announced today that they oppose him. The reason? Because of his involvement with overturning a Colorado constitutional amendment that would have barred laws, ordinances or regulations protecting gays from discrimination by landlords, employers or public agencies such as school districts. According to AP, "Roberts' role in the case included helping develop a strategy and firing tough questions during a mock court session at Jean Dubofsky, a former Colorado Supreme Court justice who argued the case on behalf of the gay rights plaintiffs."I will never understand how this day in age a group can actively work against equal rights and make public statements like "'Freedom' is not embracing perversion" while still being treated as a legitimate entity by the press. If I had written...
My support for the John Roberts nomination continues, especially given the news that a conservative group called the Public Advocate Of The United States announced today that they oppose him. The reason? Because of his involvement with overturning a Colorado constitutional amendment that would have barred laws, ordinances or regulations protecting blacks from discrimination by landlords, employers or public agencies such as school districts. According to AP, "Roberts' role in the case included helping develop a strategy and firing tough questions during a mock court session at Jean Dubofsky, a former Colorado Supreme Court justice who argued the case on behalf of the civil rights plaintiffs."
...then everyone would call a spade a spade and realize that "the Public Advocate Of The United States" was on par with the KKK and Matt Hale. Which, of course, they are. But when the press calls them "conservative," they're just people with a political ideology like anyone else. The discourse on gay rights needs to be changed. For example, let's amend what I wrote to what it should be...
My support for the John Roberts nomination continues, especially given the news that a hate group called the Public Advocate Of The United States announced today that they oppose him.
That's better.
Also on the political tip, the paper actually printed my editorial, albeit in the following version:
Republicans have serious doubts about John Bolton
Your Aug. 2 editorial, "Bush has little choice," regarding the recess appointment of John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, was a gross mischaracterization of a complicated situation.
You said that "Senate Democrats who filibustered Mr. Bolton's nomination for five months left the president little choice," but Senate Republicans have expressed the greatest reservations about him.
It was Republican Sen. George Voinovich who stalled his nomination earlier this year. The senator later broke down in tears on the Senate floor while begging his colleagues to vote against Mr. Bolton.
It was Republican committee chairman Sen. Richard Lugar who criticized Mr. Bolton for ignoring the policy consequences of his statements and accused him of threatening diplomacy simply to score international debating points to appeal to segments of the U.S. public opinion or to validate a personal point of view.
It was Republican former State Department intelligence chief Carl W. Ford Jr. who called Mr. Bolton a serial abuser and testified that the damage and personal hurt he causes isn't worth the price that has to be paid.
And Mr. Bolton's former boss, former secretary of State Colin Powell, opposes the nomination. In addition, Republican Sens. Lincoln Chafee, Chuck Hagel and Lisa Murkowski have all voiced concerns about his abilities.
Nevertheless, you didn't mention a single one of those names, incidents or statements. You instead paint Mr. Bolton as Miguel Estrada II, a great man victimized by liberal trickery.
I think that Democrats have overused the filibuster lately and I don't really have a problem with recess appointments, either. But I do have a problem with newspapers who skew to the right or left by reporting tiny tidbits of big stories.
SCOTT HOWARD
Savannah
Quite different from the original, don't you think?
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He's obviously very conservative personally, but I don't give a shit about that as long as he has the credentials to make a good judge. Any Bush-hater who opposes Roberts is setting themselves up for an alternate nominee to the right of Genghis Khan. Do they think he's going to nominate Barney Frank or something? This is Bush's version of an olive branch. Take it and venture onward to the 2006 midterms without being perceived as obstructionists.
August 10 2005, 16:53:01 UTC 6 years ago
I hope the RNC continues their trend of picking Judges that bite them in the ass.
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I must look more into this Roberts fella now. Hmm.
August 10 2005, 16:14:28 UTC 6 years ago
Roberts isn't a gay rights crusader, and that's really what makes me so mad about the whole thing. They act like he's the president of GLAAD or something when it seems to me that he was just a citizen concerned that a law was passed for the simple purpose of making it clear that homos are fair game for hatin' on.
August 17 2005, 00:52:32 UTC 6 years ago
How b You. sorry I don't really feel like typing, but I was just wondering where you read your political news. Thanks. I'll email later to see whats new and stuff.
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