John Roberts and The Supreme Court

President Bush made the perfect choice in John Roberts for the Supreme Court. John Roberts passes all the criteria. He is well educated. He graduated from Harvard law. He has a great resume. He worked as a Clerk for William Rehnquist, the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. As a lawyer, he argued dozens of times before the Supreme Court. He has served as a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals since 2003. He easily passed a full Senate vote to become a Judge on the Court of Appeals. He is handsome. He has a strong family. He runs in all the right circles, and it has been said that he tells a great joke. Simply put, President Bush gave us a candidate that will make it through the senate without much of a battle. This is probably why I am a little disappointed.

In my opinion, America is ready for the great debate on moral issues to begin. We need to see a debate on abortion. We need to see a debate on traditional values. However, we will not get what what we need. President Bush picked a nominee that will not answer these questions. We can only assume what he will do as a judge, and this leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

I know that some will say, "He must be pro-life due to the fact that the liberal groups are fighting against him so hard". The truth is that most of these liberal groups have no choice but to attack a Bush nominee. They receive their funding through the donations of the far left. If they did not attack this nominee they wouldn't receive the funds they want. The far left will do all that they can to criticize Bush. They believe their criticism harms the president's credibility. The truth is that the far left does more harm to themselves with their rhetoric, and the proof shows up on election night.

In my opinion, President Bush gave us a safe choice. He chose someone who wouldn't ruffle the feathers. He gave us someone who we can only hope believes that life begins at conception. He promised us a Scalia or a Thomas, what we got is a "maybe". Maybe he will vote for traditional values. Maybe he will vote to overturn Roe V. Wade. Maybe he will protect property rights. Maybe he will support gun rights. Maybe he will have a strict reading of the constitution.
The last time we had a "maybe" given to us by a Republican President, we got Judge Suetter.
I just don't think we can afford another "maybe".

So who should have Bush picked? I don't know. I don't have a list of judges before me to choose from. However, I will say that I would have loved it if Bush would have picked a person who we could be certain about. It is time for the great debate to begin. President Bush tiptoed around the debate by giving us John Roberts. I thought evangelicals got behind President Bush because he was going to stomp the ground for moral values. Maybe President Bush will loose support from his Christian base since he gave us this "Maybe".