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Where's the outrage?
On May 1, 2005 Pat Robertson told George Stephanopoulos that the "tyranny of oligarchy" posed by judges is "more serious than a few bearded terrorists who fly into buildings."
Fast forward to yesterday. Sen. Schumer took the beginning part of his questioning of Judge Roberts to ask him about that statement and others like it. What did Roberts have to say?
"...I think people have a right to be critical of judges, but attacks on judicial independence are not appropriate because judges – and certainly even judges with whom I disagree on the results or particular merits – they should not be attacked for their decisions. The decisions can be criticized, but attacking the judges, I think, is not appropriate."
Wouldn't it seem appropriate to offer something more than a mamby-pamby response about how we should be nice to judges and only criticize their decisions?
What if Roberts said: "You know Senator, those comments made my stomach turn. I believe in standing up for the independence and integrity of the court and comparing judges to cold-blooded killers who took the lives of thousands of innocent Americans is simply abhorrent. Pat Robertson is free to speak his mind but I think he does a disservice to the fine men and women of the judiciary with that kind of rhetoric."
Wouldn't that be refreshing? To most Americans, yes. But to Roberts' backers in the right-wing, standing up to their extremism is verboten. In fact they're full of nothing but adulation. Makes you wonder... who will Roberts stand up for on the court – ordinary Americans or extremists?
Fast forward to yesterday. Sen. Schumer took the beginning part of his questioning of Judge Roberts to ask him about that statement and others like it. What did Roberts have to say?
"...I think people have a right to be critical of judges, but attacks on judicial independence are not appropriate because judges – and certainly even judges with whom I disagree on the results or particular merits – they should not be attacked for their decisions. The decisions can be criticized, but attacking the judges, I think, is not appropriate."
Wouldn't it seem appropriate to offer something more than a mamby-pamby response about how we should be nice to judges and only criticize their decisions?
What if Roberts said: "You know Senator, those comments made my stomach turn. I believe in standing up for the independence and integrity of the court and comparing judges to cold-blooded killers who took the lives of thousands of innocent Americans is simply abhorrent. Pat Robertson is free to speak his mind but I think he does a disservice to the fine men and women of the judiciary with that kind of rhetoric."
Wouldn't that be refreshing? To most Americans, yes. But to Roberts' backers in the right-wing, standing up to their extremism is verboten. In fact they're full of nothing but adulation. Makes you wonder... who will Roberts stand up for on the court – ordinary Americans or extremists?
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good. Another reason is it could be a vitamin deficiency. One other reason for the poop
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