Democrats Support Judge John Roberts

DEMOCRATS SUPPORT JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS -- (House of Representatives - July 29, 2005)

(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say how pleased I am to hear so many Democrats are praising President Bush's highly qualified nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge John Roberts, Jr.

A leading liberal Senator from California recently characterized Judge Roberts as ``very cautious'' and ``very studious'' and declared that ``in no way, shape, or form do I believe that he puts any ideology before the law, nor do I believe that he would be an activist in the law. I see none of those signs in anything he has done or said.''

Another top Senate liberal calls Judge Roberts ``legally skilled, a very bright man. He has no questions related to his honesty or ethics that I'm aware of.'' And yet another Democratic Senator declared, ``they have found an individual that is brilliant, clearly capable as a jurist.''

Mr. Speaker, I agree 100 percent. Judge Roberts embodies the qualities we expect in a justice on the highest court, someone who is fair, intelligent, impartial, and committed to faithfully interpreting the Constitution and the law.

In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget September 11, or London, July 7.

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