With only a day’s rumination, President Bush confidently announced a replacement for Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
“It is fitting that a great chief justice be followed in office by a person who shared his deep reverence for the Constitution, his profound respect for the Supreme Court and his complete devotion to the cause of justice,” Bush said from the White House, with the judge by his side. (CNN.com)
Kerfuffles suspects that John Roberts actually was Chief Justice Rehnquist’s own choice and recommendation to the President. After graduation from Harvard Law School, John Roberts had clerked for Justice Rehnquist, in 1980 and 1981. Mr. Roberts’ own public comments were the clues. “And I’m very much aware that, if I am confirmed, I would succeed a man that I deeply respect and admire, a man who has been very kind to me for 25 years.“
John Roberts said; “I am honored and humbled by the confidence that the president had shown in me“. The young judge is a great choice, in the view of Kerfuffles. No longer can complaints from the left be that Roberts is not a fitting replacement for swing voter and woman, Sandra Day O’Connor. Although he is a perfect replacement for Chief Justice Rehnquist, we listen for the weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth from leftists. Or will they, this time, put the country first and hasten to confirm the replacement for Justice Rehnquist before the Supreme Court reconvenes next month?
Meanwhile, we await President Bush’s second nomination to replace retiring Justice O’Connor and suspect that it will also be done in a timely manner.
Linked at basil’s blog, “All Day Picnic”.
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Judge Roberts is the perfect choice to replace the Chief Justice. He has been a shining star in the inner circle of lawyers who are regulars before the DC Circuit and the US Supreme Court. 39 cases presented before the Supreme Court and his record before the Court is almost beyond belief. He is smart and anticiaptes the views and questions of the Court and then has the legal ability to present the logic of his position to people who would not intially be inclined to accept the results of the leagal reasoning. Not even the extreme Senators from NY,VT, & MA can question the intellect of Judge Roberts. This is most likely THEIR greatest fear. Judge Roberts is so smart and well reasoned in comparison to THEM and the fringe activist that they represent, they fear he will persuade other justices on the Court and his written opinions will be so well reasoned that THEY would look silly with their results over reasoning positions.
Comment by Randall Gunn — September 5, 2005 @ 2:29 pm
Yes, the time spent at the DC Circuit and his long term mentoring by Chief Justice Rehnquist does seem to make him the perfect replacement as Chief Justice. Bush and Karl Rove are just too smart for the leftists to match. And now we have John Roberts!
Comment by Neddy — September 5, 2005 @ 3:13 pm
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