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Roberts on Romer Work: Still No Answers
In the opening round of questions, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) asked John Roberts about his pro bono work on behalf of the gay community in the Supreme Court case Romer v. Evans. Asked if Roberts agreed with his law partner with whom he worked on Romer, who stated that every good lawyer knows that you don't take a case with which you have a big moral problem, and his work on Romer shows that Roberts probably didn't have a big moral problem with it. Roberts answered that he was asked frequently to assist and he never turned down a request. He went on to say that lawyers do not stand in the shoes of their clients and good lawyers can argue any side of a case.
What does it all mean? That Roberts took Romer because he never turned down a request, and that he would work on a case even if he disagrees. It also means that he had a chance to say that he did it because it was the right thing to do, and that he's proud to have won. Roberts has said he's proud of his other pro bono work -- the cases he bothered to list in his Senate questionnaire. But apparently not Romer. In his own words- the work says nothing about who he is. And his answer says a lot more.
What does it all mean? That Roberts took Romer because he never turned down a request, and that he would work on a case even if he disagrees. It also means that he had a chance to say that he did it because it was the right thing to do, and that he's proud to have won. Roberts has said he's proud of his other pro bono work -- the cases he bothered to list in his Senate questionnaire. But apparently not Romer. In his own words- the work says nothing about who he is. And his answer says a lot more.
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