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Most of the questions about US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' candidacy
have focused on his extreme right ideology, but now a new line of concerns
over a potential conflict of interest has arisen as well. Earlier this year,
as part of a three-judge panel, Roberts ruled in the case of Hamdan v.
Rumsfeld
that the administration could resume military trials for Guantanamo Bay
detainees. The decision alone is troubling enough, but then there's this
twist:
While he was hearing this case that was so important to the Bush
administration, Roberts was interviewing for the Supreme Court slot with the
Bush administration,
creating at least the potential for a conflict of interest. Shortly before
the trial started, Roberts met with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (whose
top deputy argued the case for the administration), and while the trial was
ongoing, Roberts spoke with Vice President Cheney, Chief of Staff Andrew
Card,
Karl Rove and others. Roberts spoke with President Bush the same day the
ruling was handed down.
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Meanwhile, documents that paint a picture of Roberts' ideological history
continue to trickle out, and that picture is painted entirely on the
far-right
side of the canvas. In various documents, Roberts has questioned the
reasoning behind Roe v. Wade, blasted the principle of equal pay for men and
women
and shown support for prayer in public schools. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
issued a statement declaring that Roberts' views were "among the most
radical
being offered by a cadre intent on reversing decades of policies on civil
rights, voting rights, women's rights, privacy and access to justice."
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Who Says That?

"I'm going to try to do my job to intimidate the Senate Judiciary Committee
so they do their job more carefully." - Bill Donohue of the Catholic League,
during the Justice Sunday II program last weekend.

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Ah, who can forget those numerous memorable Biblical parables that teach the
virtues of threats, coercion and intimidation?
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