We must evaluate not only his qualifications, but also his ability to keep an open mind, his sensitivity to the concerns of all Americans and their right to equal protection under the laws; not only his intellectual capacity, but his judgment and wisdom; not only his achievements, but his fairness and his courage to stand up to the other branches of government when they infringe on the rights and liberties of our citizens. John Roberts
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![[But thorough as it may appear on television, is this week's confirmation hearing just another dose of American political theatre? Certainly, the potential chief justice hasn't been shy about ducking and dodging, refusing to comment on or pre-judge any issue that could come before the court. For example, in response to Sen. Kennedy's charge that his views on civil rights legislation were] narrow and cramped and perhaps even mean spirited, ... I don't want to express any conclusions on hypothetical questions, whether as applied in a particular case, where there would be a challenge ... Those cases come up all the time and I do need to avoid expressing an opinion on those issues. - John Roberts Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBKb2huIFJvYmVydHMgICAg&num=3 "[But thorough as it may appear on television, is this week's confirmation hearing just another dose of American political theatre? Certainly, the potential chief justice hasn't been shy about ducking and dodging, refusing to comment on or pre-judge any issue that could come before the court. For example, in response to Sen. Kennedy's charge that his views on civil rights legislation were] narrow and cramped and perhaps even mean spirited, ... I don't want to express any conclusions on hypothetical questions, whether as applied in a particular case, where there would be a challenge ... Those cases come up all the time and I do need to avoid expressing an opinion on those issues. - John Roberts Quotes")
![I was not formulating policy. I was articulating and defending the [Reagan] administration's position, - John Roberts Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SSB3YXMgbm90IGZvcm11bGF0aW5nIHBvbGljeS4gSSB3YXMgYXJ0aWN1bGF0aW5nIGFuZCBkZWZlbmRpbmcgdGhlIFtSZWFnYW5dIGFkbWluaXN0cmF0aW9uJ3MgcG9zaXRpb24sIA==&author=ICBKb2huIFJvYmVydHMgICAg&num=6 "I was not formulating policy. I was articulating and defending the [Reagan] administration's position, - John Roberts Quotes")
