{"id":1842,"date":"2005-09-14T20:22:13","date_gmt":"2005-09-15T03:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2005\/09\/14\/stuff-on-day-3-of-roberts-confirmation-hearings\/"},"modified":"2005-09-14T20:22:13","modified_gmt":"2005-09-15T03:22:13","slug":"stuff-on-day-3-of-roberts-confirmation-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=1842","title":{"rendered":"Stuff on Day 3 of Roberts' confirmation hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been watching the hearings on and off, mostly in between classes and studying for the past three days. As a Criminal Justice\/Pre-Law Major it’s, for lack of better words, “pretty cool” (damn, that was corny) to watch some history in the making on live television. Today in my Criminal Justice: Courts<\/em> class our professor “rewarded” us for doing well on our first exam this past Monday (I scored a 91%) and turned on CNN<\/em>, and we watched the beginnings of today’s rounds of questioning rather than have the usual lecture and note-taking session. As if on cue Roberts sidestepped certain questions and issues, mostly posed by the Dems. And we remember that Justice Ginsburg did the same thing and used the ‘Judicial Fifth’ <\/em>to get out of answering certain questions when she was up for her confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n

To me at least, I have noticed Roberts’ carefully coached side come out while he was both answering and dodging questions. And perhaps some, dare I say, “flip-flopping” from him on certain issues, so as to appear to be a docile moderate. Twenty-some years ago he said something along the lines of “the so-called right to privacy” does not exist, now he says ‘there is a right to privacy.’<\/a><\/strong> (yes, poor paraphrasing on my part). Then he goes on to repeat the ‘Roe <\/em>was established and settled, *stare decisis<\/em>*, blah, blah,<\/a>‘<\/strong> mantra. Funny, stare decisis<\/em> was actually one of my Courts class’s ‘vocab’ words on Monday’s exam. Senator Biden and Kennedy have been pressing Roberts pretty hard during their questioning sessions, and I was surprised to see Feinstein go after him a little bit. And this<\/strong><\/a> exchange between Biden and Roberts was pretty, uh, interesting?<\/p>\n

Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Delaware:<\/strong> “Judge, is gender discrimination, as you’ve written in a memo, a perceived problem, or is it a real problem?<\/p>\n

John Roberts:<\/strong> “Of course gender discrimination is a serious problem. It’s a particular concern of mine and always has been. I grew up with three sisters, all of whom work outside the home. I married a lawyer who works outside the home. I have a young daughter who I hope will have all of the opportunities available to her without regard to any gender discrimination. There’s no suggestion in anything that I’ve written of any resistance to the basic idea of full citizenship without regard to gender.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(arches a brow)<\/p>\n

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Now for some links and bloggers linking back and forth from each other, because we like doing that:<\/p>\n

NARAL Pro-Choice America’s statement for today and what “pro-lifers” have to say about the Roberts’ hearing. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Echidne of the Snakes said on Monday that Roberts reminds her of ‘Sleeping Beauty.’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Feminist Majority: “Roberts ducks questions on reproductive rights.”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon has an answer for Armando of the DailyKos…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The National Organization of Women<\/em> is, naturally, not happy with Roberts’ refusal to clearly answer questions about and endorse Roe v. Wade<\/em> and Privacy Rights.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheelzebub of Pinko Feminist Hellcat actually agrees with a certain “lefty” male blogger…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In their post-titles, Roxanne of Rox Populi<\/strong><\/a> and Lauren of Feministe<\/strong><\/a> seem to be in agreement about the hearings.<\/p>\n

SCOTUSblog’s live-blogging of the hearings….<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Some limericks on Roberts’ performance from MadKane…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Yesterday, Egalia of Tennessee Guerilla Women: “Roberts has no agenda and no womb either…”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Heretik: “Damned Democrats.”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood’s “we oppose Roberts” statement for the day<\/strong><\/a> and their Roberts’ Hearing Blog.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Gee, imagine all the fun we’ll have yet again when Dubya nominates another potential Supreme Court justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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