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July 27, 2005
More on the Supreme Court
It has been confirmed to me that Judge Roberts wife has been very active in the Right to Life Movement. This is a good thing. She is also a devout Catholic, which is a good thing. He is also Catholic, I assume devout, but no one has really gone that far yet.
Yesterday, Alberto Gonzalez said that a Supreme Court Justice is not bound by previous court rulings, like Roe v Wade. This has made me think of the possible reason why John Roberts, while up for confirmation as a lower court judge, would have said that he believes Roe v Wade is the decided law of the land. It is possible he said this, because as a lower court judge he would have been bound to the unjust ruling. As a Supreme Court Justice, however, he is free to decided as he pleases. Gonzalez may have been signaling to Pro-Life groups that this is the case. (Although it would be weird for him to be doing it, since he himself is Pro-Death).
However, this is interesting. That quote of Roberts can be explained.
The most recent news, which may not even be true, is that some are claiming that Roberts told them that he would rule without the influence of his Catholic faith.
Oh well, should be interesting to see what happens. Who knows...
Posted by cr3do1 at July 27, 2005 09:15 PM
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If you hadn't heard it yet, his two kids are also both adopted :)
Posted by: Mike Roesch at July 27, 2005 11:07 PM
Have a look at the following page to see what the Population Research Institute says:
http://www.pop.org/main.cfm?id=243&r1=2.00&r2=1.50&r3=.04&r4=.00&level=3&eid=839
I agree with their sentiments and I believe Roberts will be a pro-life judge. I have always said that judges are in a unique position compared to legislators. Sometimes judges have to make decisions contrary to their Catholic faith otherwise they wouldn't be able to do their job. Legislators are more free to exercise their conscience
Posted by: Joshua LeBlanc at July 28, 2005 10:07 AM
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