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Chief Justice John Roberts

Confirmed as the 17th Chief Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States

The AP is reporting that Judge John Roberts has been confirmed by a vote of 78-22 to become the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He will be sworn in by Justice Stevens later this afternoon.

The Republicans were unanimous in their support of the new Chief Justice. 22 Democrat Senators, however, couldn’t move past their hatred of all things Bush/Republican/Conservative.

The 22 Senators voting No against Roberts are:

Evan Bayh of Indiana
Joseph Biden of Delaware
Barbara Boxer of California
Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York (so much for trying to convince us that she’s a ‘centrist’)
Jon Corzine of New Jersey
Mark Dayton of Minnesota
Dick Durbin of Illinois
Dianne Feinstein of California
Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts
John Kerry of Massachusetts
Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey
Barbara Mikulski of Maryland
Barack Obama of Illinois
Harry Reid of Nevada
Charles Schumer of New York
Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
Jack Reed of Rhode Island
Tom Harkin of Iowa
Daniel Inouye of Hawaii
Paul Sarbanes of Maryland
Maria Cantwell of Washington
Daniel Akaka of Hawaii

Scared Monkeys notes:

The Democrats were split along the vote where only the most liberal, or ones with secure seats in upcoming elections voted against Judge Roberts…

Paul Mirengoff at Power Line writes:

The willingness of half the Senate Democrats to vote against a candidate of Judge Roberts’ ability, accomplishment, and temperament is a disgrace, and one that will likely change the “rules of engagement” with respect to the Supreme Court confirmation process for years to come.

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In related news, all 22 dissenting Democrat Senators have stated that they will also vote NO on whomever President Bush nominates to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. When asked if they should reserve judgment until the President actually nominates somebody, Ted Kennedy is rumored to have stated, “Hell no! I’d oppose my own nomination if it came from ChimpyBushMcHitler. Wait. Is there an open bar on the Supreme Court? If so I’d like to reconsider my response.”

h/t Michelle Malkin

Posted by Robbie Cooper on Thursday, September 29th, 2005 | Trackback |

3 Responses to “Chief Justice John Roberts”

I’m not sure I understand the concept which finds it acceptable to nominate a judge for the Supreme Court on the basis of his ideology yet it is not acceptable to vote against his nomination on the basis of his ideology.

Left by Preston on September 29th, 2005 at 12:37 pm

Preston, explain please, if your proposition is true, why Ginsberg was nominated by Clinton, was clearly an ideologue, yet was accepted by over 90% of the Republicans despite her ideology which was clearly not in line with Republican thinking…in fact her thinking is almost perverse.

Fact is, Roberts was a jewel of a nominee and the vote by the 22 was strictly partisan.

Dianne

Left by dianne on September 29th, 2005 at 3:38 pm

Dianne, actually Clinton was planning to nominate others to the Supreme Court. He vetted his choices with the minority leader in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Orrin Hatch, who suggested preferable nominees: Breyer and Ginsberg.

Clinton wanted a consensus pick and reached across the aisle to find one. The result was that both sides compromised on their ideal nominee. The decisive vote was a tribute to his leadership.

Of course, the candidates you consider ‘perversely’ radical would have been on the right wing of the court until the 1980’s.

Left by Preston on September 29th, 2005 at 4:01 pm

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