[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19015]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  DEMOCRATS SUPPORT JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS

  (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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