Yes Or No Vote For Roberts?

The question in Washington these days seems to be 'which Democrats will vote yes for Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee Roberts, when the vote comes up in the Senate next week?

Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas have already signaled they will vote for him. But, the main ones in question are Biden, Bayh, Hillary Clinton, and Feingold. These all seem to be potential 2008 contenders for the democratic nomination.

Howard Dean is urging all Democrats to vote "No". He thinks that Roberts will "roll back the progress we have made over the past 50 years".

The New York Times is also calling for a "No" vote from the Democrats.

“He has not met the very heavy burden of proving” he has the qualities to be chief justice, the Times said in an editorial Sunday, citing his refusal to endorse abortion, church-state separation, gay rights, and the right of illegal immigrant children to attend public school.

Why should a nominee have to 'support abortion, church-state separation, gay rights, and the right of illegal immigrant chldren to attend public school'? This feeds right into the hands of the Democrats; they'd have the nominee right where they want him. And, if he affirmed what they want, and did otherwise, (although they say 'he would have the right to change his mind') you had better believe they'd be after him hot and heavy!

Update: Top democrat, Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, says he will vote No on Roberts.

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