Roberts May Harm the Conservative Cause

Judge Roberts Could Hurt the Conservative Cause.

I cannot shake the feeling that Judge John Roberts is not going to be good for Conservatives if confirmed by the US Senate to the US Supreme Court.

The more I learn, the more I listen, and consider, the more I am becoming convinced that Roberts is far too moderate to be of any use, as a conservative, to help swing the Court toward a more conservative center. That can only spell trouble for our conservative agenda.

There is a line of thought, in the blogoshere, that if confirmed, Roberts will align with Breyer and Kennedy.

There is an extremely good chance that Roberts, if confirmed, will not, I repeat, will not, become the so-called “Swing Vote” on the court. On the other hand, there is a very good chance that Justice Kennedy will become that “Swing Vote”. That is a scary thought.

Knowing what little we know, at this moment, of Roberts, it would seem he would feel more comfortable aligned with Kennedy and Breyer than with Scalia, Thomas, and Rehnquist. If this becomes the case, the conservative cause will have gained nothing and, indeed, will have lost ground on the Court.

Even with the retirement of Rehnquist, the appointment of another solid conservative, in the mold of Scalia, or Thomas, will only serve to take us back to an O’Connor Court. Conservatives will have made no gains on the Supreme Court.

Unless something happens to change my mind on this, some tidbit of information which might escape from the Judiciary hearings, some solid reporting by an impartial press (where in the US will we find that?) something, anything… my original position… to withhold support for Judge Roberts still stands.

I cannot get past the feeling that this is a bad appointment for the Conservatives in the US.

As we all now know, the Supreme Court has become the Chief Legislative Body in the United States. The Senate and the US House have abrogated their legislative power and willingly handed it over to the Court… mostly as a result of fear of creating an unpopular law, which just might result in their not being re-elected.

I know, as well, as the next American, that that is unconstitutional. However, the Constitution has been trashed so badly, in recent, years as to be nearly unrecognizable. The same court to which Roberts has been nominated did the trashing. Do you detect the vicious downward spiral of the government of the United States?

The Supreme Court has become an oligarchy. A bad oligarchy. (The few ruling the many) Now that the oligarchy has become a “given” we conservatives would be foolish not to try to take control of it.

It is my conclusion that Judge Roberts, a very fine man, indeed, will be of no help to the Conservative Cause on the Court, and may, indeed, harm it.

I would urge Conservatives to think seriously about the Roberts nomination… and the consequences if I am correct.

Contact your US Senators and make known your reservations about the Roberts nomination.

This is very serious business, indeed.

“Longstreet”