Fotix Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 (edited) John Glover Roberts Jr. became the 17th chief justice of the United States Thursday, overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate to lead the Supreme Court through turbulent social issues for generations to come.The Senate voted 78-22 to confirm Roberts -- a 50-year-old U.S. Appeals judge from the Washington suburb of Chevy Chase, Md. -- as the successor to the late William H. Rehnquist, who died earlier this month. All of the Senate's majority Republicans, and about half of the Democrats, voted for Roberts. The Associated Press EDIT: The Senate vote roll call is now up. Edited September 29, 2005 by Fotix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcom826 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Good, they really had no reason to not allow him to be confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Beautiful (Y) Now to overturn Roe vs. Wade :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcom826 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Beautiful (Y) Now to overturn Roe vs. Wade :yes: 586595282[/snapback] Are you sure he's going to do that? From what I saw of his confirmation hearings, he is very big on precedent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Are you sure he's going to do that? From what I saw of his confirmation hearings, he is very big on precedent. 586595293[/snapback] That's true, he might not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Veteran Posted September 29, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 29, 2005 Are you sure he's going to do that? From what I saw of his confirmation hearings, he is very big on precedent. 586595293[/snapback] Which is after all what his job is all about. One would hope he didn't turn activist or idealog (sp?) on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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