Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Is John Roberts gonna be a good judge?

I always thought the guy really wants the job, and therefore he'd do and say whatever it takes to be confirmed, only to go on and do whatever he wants after that, since no one at that point will be able to do a damn thing about it.

However, I just read an interesting opinion by John Aravosis on AMERICAblog, where he mentions that there are some people worried on the religious right that he might not be the wingnut they so desperately want and need to overturn decades of civil rights legislation and liberties for all Americans.

The problem, John points out, is that he might be lying to get confirmed, yes, but in doing so he'd be committing perjury, a crime for both man and God, and he might be perjuring himself after having sworn on the Bible itself:
The National Clergy Council spokesman acknowledges that Roberts may have been saying what he needed to in order to be confirmed -- but the nominee was under oath, and Schenck finds that worrisome.
Hmmm, interesting, isn't it? That's quite a dilemma for a religious guy like Roberts (a Catholic.) Do I lie to get the job even though I swore on the Bible and lying is a sin?

What would Jesus do?

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