Roberts' HEAVY DUTY ROLE in STEALING FL 2000

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OK, here's precisely why Roberts must be defeated. The man has no judgment whatsoever. His "boss" while doing a lot of work for Bush in Florida 2000 says: ''To a person, the Republican lawyers were horrified at what was going on . . . the effort to, in effect, steal the elections,'' Cruz said."

What effort would that have been, counting all the votes?

Was Roberts aware that Jeb threw 90,000 people off the voting rolls, registered voters, many of whom were turned away at the voting booths and NEVER allowed to vote?

Was Roberts aware that Jeb had been cautioned by the "purge" software firm that provided the software to "purge" felons that the program was incomplete and that it WOULD take many off the rolls who were rightfully registered?

Roberts is totally unacceptable for any court, let alone the Supreme Court. THEY STOLE 2000, THEY STOLE 2004, NOW THEY'RE PACKING THE COURT WITH THE PERPETRATORS. IT'S TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. ANY DEMOCRAT WHO VOTES FOR THIS GUY IS OUT OF THE PARTY


Posted on Wed, Jul. 27, 2005

U.S. SUPREME COURT
Roberts had larger 2000 recount role
The role of U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts in the 2000 election aftermath in Florida was larger than has been reported. Roberts helped prepare the Supreme Court case.
By MARC CAPUTO
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TALLAHASSEE - U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts played a broader behind-the-scenes role for the Republican camp in the aftermath of the 2000 election than previously reported -- as legal consultant, lawsuit editor and prep coach for arguments before the nation's highest court, according to the man who drafted him for the job.

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Until now, Gov. Jeb Bush and others involved in the election dispute could recall almost nothing of Roberts' role, except for a half-hour meeting the governor had with Roberts. Cruz said Roberts was in Tallahassee helping the Bush camp for ''a week to 10 days,'' and that his help was important, though Cruz said it is difficult to remember specifics five years after the sleep-depriving frenetic pace of the 2000 recount.

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Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat who sits on the judiciary committee, has said through a spokeswoman that Roberts is a partisan Republican who needs to show he can hear cases fairly. The chair of Florida's Democratic Party, former U.S. Rep Karen Thurman, said Roberts should be questioned about anything relating to the Constitution -- including the most important constitutional case regarding presidential elections.

Republicans such as Jeb Bush, though, say they've ``moved on.''

`HORRIFIED'

While working on the recount, neither Roberts nor any of the other attorneys squabbled. They were too focused, Cruz said -- and too worried about what they say were the Democrats' efforts to subvert the voting process through recounts divining voters' wishes on pregnant, hanging and dimpled chads.

''To a person, the Republican lawyers were horrified at what was going on . . . the effort to, in effect, steal the elections,'' Cruz said.

ATTENTION ALL PRAETORIAN SENATORS: A VOTE FOR ROBERTS MEANS MANDATORY RESIGNATION FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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[Carolab]

1. I agree. This is THE litmus test. n/t

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2. Really! How many times do we need to get this shoved in our face!