The first day of hearings for Judge John Roberts for confirmation as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court just concluded with his personal comments. Phrases such as: "judges are not politicians," "no one comes to a ballgame to watch the umpire," "I will call the rules, not pitch or bat" will be some of the talking points for the news media and senate and house spokespersons.
An understanding of the role of judges is essential for all Americans to have as we enter this season of multiple appointments to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush. The two basic worldviews on this are as 1)Judge John Roberts and Senator Sessions laid out today and the opposing view of 2)liberals who see/want the constitution and thus decisions on cases to be 'elastic'...stretch beyond the law and or precedence.
Our show with Tom Ewing and Dr. Lowenthal discussing some of the aspects of constitutional law and practice, will air this Thursday on RIGHTalk.com beginning at 2:00 pm PST/5:00 EST.
Related:
Day l Transcript
Judge Roberts' Opening Statement
What Does a Chief Justice Do? (CNN)
Other Issues Covered in Today's Hearing
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