Roberts

OK, now I have looked into the subject of Judge Roberts's nomination to the Supreme Court to comment on it. I think he will be the exact opposite of what we want, but I don't know if there is much that can be done about it. He voted that the Geneva Conventions did not protect Guantanamo prisoners, giving the President absolute power. He has argued that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided. Although he has stated that he regards Roe v. Wade as "settled law", that was in his appeals-court confirmation hearings, and based on all of his other work against abortion rights there is a good chance the issue will be revisited. These are just a couple of short examples. The following story shows how flawed his beliefs are in individual rights. In D.C. a 12 year old was arrested during a crack down for eating fries on a subway train. She was handcuffed, fingerprinted, thrown into a cop car, and detained for 3 hours. Her mother went to court because of the treatment of her daughter, and Judge Roberts ruled against her, saying that the acts advanced "the legitimate goal of promoting parental awareness and involvement with children who commit delinquent acts." Wow.