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**jeargefef** · 06-29-2012, 06:57 PM

i also heard about the commerce clause being weakened in the long-run too, benefitting conservatives.

as to his judicial philosophy, he said in his conf hearings:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-pl...0.html#more-id
"Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them," said Roberts at the time. "The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire." they don't decide whether the reasoning behind a law is good, rather they decide if the law is constitutional given the laws intent

06-29-2012, 06:57 PM	#4
jeargefef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 649 Senior Member	i also heard about the commerce clause being weakened in the long-run too, benefitting conservatives. as to his judicial philosophy, he said in his conf hearings: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-pl...0.html#more-id "Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them," said Roberts at the time. "The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire." they don't decide whether the reasoning behind a law is good, rather they decide if the law is constitutional given the laws intent
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