John Roberts
John Roberts
John Glover Roberts Jr.is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States. He took his seat on September 29, 2005, having been nominated by President George W. Bush after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He has been described as having a conservative judicial philosophy in his jurisprudence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth27 January 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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This was 23 years ago. I was a staff lawyer in the Justice Department. It was the position of the Reagan administration.
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... She took the position that she should not comment. Justice O'Connor took the same position. She was asked about a particular case.
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Senator, that's a question that I don't think can be answered in the abstract. You need to know the particular circumstances and exactly what the facts are and what the legislation would be like, because the argument on the other side -- and as a judge, I would obviously be in a position of considering both arguments: the argument for the legislature and the argument for the executive. The argument on the executive side will rely on authority as commander in chief and whatever authorities derive from that.
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It is preservative, I think, of all the other rights. Without access to the ballot box, people are not in the position to protect any other rights that are important to them. And so I think it's one of, as you said, the most precious rights we have as Americans.
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I'm not standing for election and it is contrary to the role of judges in our society to say that this judge should go on the bench because this is his or her position and those are the positions they're going to apply,
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It's one of those things I think is difficult to put yourself in that position and say, well, with any degree of confidence, if I were suffering and confronting the end of life, this is what I would want to do,
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While I'm happy to talk about the importance of precedent, I don't think I should get into the application of those principles in a particular area.
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While I'm happy to talk about ... the importance of precedent, I don't think I should get into the application of those principles in a particular area.
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There has been a lot of support, and you need it in a time like this,
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This town just ain't growing. You got no jobs that pay anything.
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We had a discussion about the future. It became clear they were looking in a different direction as far as the main anchor goes.
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with an open mind. They won't be based on my personal views.
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those responsible endured the sort of publicity reserved for adults who make young girls cry.
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We got a 3-week-old baby out here. They don't have no formula, no water and they want us to survive out here. Where's FEMA? Where's the mayor? We need some help out here.