Comments on: Sen. Whitehouse Denounces Roberts’ Umpire Theory of Judging

By: Chief Justice Roberts is not a good umpire « Later On

Chief Justice Roberts is not a good umpire « Later On — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:10:51 +0000

[...] in Daily life, GOP, Government, Law at 10:10 am by LeisureGuy Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: The “umpire” analogy is belied by Chief Justice Roberts, though he cast himself as an [...]

By: Wonk Room » Sotomayor Hearing Live-Blog, Day 2

Wonk Room » Sotomayor Hearing Live-Blog, Day 2 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:15:25 +0000

[...] be “very, very cautious” before it overrules precedent. To be fair, CJ Roberts said similar things when he was in the hotseat, but he wasn’t telling the [...]

By: strangely_enough

strangely_enough — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:34:14 +0000

As long as one overlooks “A well regulated Militia…”

By: Swami_Binkinanda

Swami_Binkinanda — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:45:37 +0000

Some people don't know the founding fathers very well. Looks like it's not just Roberts and Scalia who can read the laws and still find a way to legislate from the bench to the advantage of their crooked clientele. Bush v Gore 2000 will be a stain on our nation forever.

By: williampost

williampost — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:36:56 +0000

It wasn't the Roberts Court that “found” the right to abortion in the Constitution was it? There's a “right” that would have made the Founding Fathers' heads spin.
The right to own a gun however wasn't hard to find at all. It's right there in the Bill of Rights-Second Amendment soun familiar?

By: webcelt

webcelt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:14:51 +0000

The whole balls and strikes analogy is wrong anyway. If judges are umpires, then they're like the umpires who pull out the rule book when something odd happens and try to figure out which rule that doesn't perfectly fit should be applied.