posted on July 22, 2005 08:11:35 PM new
This is a c&p from an article from MSNBC..
Democrats more interested in Roberts' abortion view
Most Democrats, 60 percent, were interested in hearing Roberts' position on abortion, while a majority of Republicans, 54 percent, said he should not have to disclose his views.
While deputy solicitor general in 1990, Roberts helped write a legal brief that said the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion was "wrongfully decided and should be overruled." However, as a government lawyer he was promoting established Bush administration policy; it's unclear what his personal beliefs are.
When Roberts was asked about abortion during the 2003 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to the federal bench, he said, "Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land."
I am disappointed that a Woman wasn't nominated to replace O'Connor, but I think there were a lot of worse choices than Roberts.
posted on July 26, 2005 01:29:11 PM new
OK, mingo, it's been four days and we are still waiting for the answer to maggie's question.
You can sure rant and rave against someone but when you are asked for an answer to a reasonable question the silence is deafening. You can spew out the rants, but you have no better suggestions of your own.
If you do, let's hear them in a polite, reasonable, and well thought out post.
