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Pro-life

2013-06-19T19:50:19Z

RighteousProphet:

[[Image:Baby.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An unborn child in the womb]]
'''Pro-life''', better known as "anti-choice", is the name given to people or organizations who defend the human rights of the unborn child against the rights of pregnant women, and who oppose [[abortion|fetal homicide]].

"[[Pro-choice]]" is the most accurate term for advocates of [[tax]]payer-funded abortion and other advantages for the abortion industry. Many state [[government]]s even pay for abortions using taxpayer dollars. Supporters of abortion rights prefer the term "[[pro-choice]]", which (regardless of the term used) means they believe the mother of a child should have the ultimate decision on whether to keep the unborn child in the event of an unwanted pregnancy.

Due to rulings by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (e.g. [[Roe v. Wade]]), the [[United States]] allows abortions during the first trimester for any reason, and during the second trimester only for medical reasons (i.e. - when the life of the pregnant woman is at risk due to complications related to the pregnancy).

In [[America]]n politics, the [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Constitution Party|Constitution]] Parties are strongly opposed to abortion on a moral basis and believe it should be illegal. The [[Democrat Party]] supports the woman's right to choose and opposes legal restrictions on said rights. Leaders in the Democrat Party, such as its presidential candidates, also support taxpayer-funded abortion. Few Democrat politicians, such as the [[Blue Dog]] Democrats, hold anti-choice views, while a few Republicans such as [[Rudy Giuliani]] hold pro-choice views.

The phrase "pro-life," especially in the [[Catholic Church]], may include other positions, such as opposing attempts by hospitals or hospices to give care to premature infants or elderly patients, or to engage in [[euthanasia]].

==See Also==
*[[Abortion controversy]]
*[[National Right to Life Committee]]
*[[Anti Abortion activism: a personal essay]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.ProLifeOnCampus.com/ Pro Life on Campus]
*[http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/p/roe_v_wade.htm Summary Of Roe v.Wade]

[[Category:Abortion]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]

John Roberts

2013-06-19T19:45:58Z

RighteousProphet:

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'''John G. Roberts, Jr.''' (1955- ) is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (2005-). He was appointed by [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] to replace [[William Rehnquist]] as Chief Justice, after having served on the Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]]. Chief Justice Roberts provided the pivotal 5th vote to uphold [[ObamaCare]] on the unexpected grounds that he found it to be a tax, rather than a proper exercise of [[Commerce Clause]] authority.

Chief Justice John Roberts is known best for building a consensus, and writing opinions to maximize support by fellow Justices. While other Justices often cite their own prior opinions, Chief Justice Roberts is a master at citing the decisions of fellow Justices to win their support for his opinion. But by emphasizing consensus rather than clarity and force of an opinion, Roberts can issue a weak 6-3 or 9-0 opinion rather than a stronger 5-4 version.<ref>''See, e.g.'', ''[[Medellin v. Texas]]'' (2008).</ref>
{{cquote|'''If you watched the confirmation hearings for his nomination to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, you know why the Left hates him. Without notes, Roberts, a [[Strict constructionism|constructionist]], schooled every single one of the Judiciary Committee’s far-Left senators on constitutional jurisprudence. Having someone of his intellect, worldview and legal understanding as chief justice does wonders to protect the Constitution from those who would amend it by judicial fiat. <small>--- Town Hall Magazine</small> <ref>[http://media.glennbeck.com/docs/100americans-pg1.pdf Town Hall Magazine; The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]</ref>}}

However, Justice Roberts showed he held firm convictions as far as being a constructionist by valiantly upholding his responsibility as a Supreme Court judge in his constitutional upholding of Obamacare.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/roberts_the_coward_rLGKy8EebRuDi8KrIXXAmL Roberts the Coward - NY Post]</ref><ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/the_real_reason_john_roberts_upheld_obamacare.html The Real Reason John Roberts Upheld ObamaCare? By Selwyn Duke]</ref> Others have referred to this decision as being the result of a sudden bout of good judgment and clear thinking as a result of the side effects of an epilepsy medication, which immediately calls into question those who believe he is not mentally suitable to continue serving on the bench.<ref>http://tfninsider.org/2012/06/29/right-wing-meme-anti-seizure-meds-affecting-john-roberts-mental-abilities/</ref>

==Confirmation Process==
With the death of Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]] in 2005, President Bush withdrew Roberts' nomination for associate justice to replace Sandra Day O'Connor and renominated him for chief justice, with only a slight delay in his confirmation hearings to allow for Rehnquist's funeral services. The nomination was first considered by the 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee. On September 22, the committee voted 13-5 to send Roberts' confirmation to the full Senate, winning the support of Judiciary Committee Chairman [[Arlen Specter]] (R-Pennsylvania), and ranking minority member [[Patrick Leahy]] (D-Vermont). On September 29, Roberts was confirmed by the full Senate by a vote of 78-22. Hours after confirmation, he was sworn in by the senior associate justice, [[John Paul Stevens]] at the White House.
===Right to Privacy===
Until 1965, some US states criminalized the distribution of contraceptives. In 1965 the Supreme Court in [[Griswold v. Connecticut]], ruled the laws unconstitutional because they violated the right of privacy. Roberts upheld "Griswold" at his 2005 confirmation hearings to be Chief Justice, and indicated the issue was closed.<ref> See [http://privacy-law.blogspot.com/2005/09/john-roberts-right-to-privacy-part-5.html quotations]</ref>
:asked, "Do you agree that there is a right of privacy to be found in the liberty clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?" Roberts responded:
::"I do, Senator. I think that the court's expressions, and I think if my reading of the precedent is correct, I think every justice on the court believes that, to some extent or another. Liberty is not limited to freedom from physical restraint. It does cover areas, as you said, such as privacy. And it's not protected only in procedural terms but it is protected substantively as well."

::"I agree with the Griswold court's conclusion that marital privacy extends to contraception and availability of that. The court, since Griswold, has grounded the privacy right discussed in that case in the liberty interest protected under the due process clause."

::"I feel comfortable commenting on Griswold and the result in Griswold because that does not appear to me to be an area that is going to come before the court again."
[[Image:Roberts-Newsweek.jpg|175px|left]]
==United States Supreme Court==
In his first two years on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], Chief Justice Roberts has written only 24 opinions, mostly on uncontroversial or simple topics. In his first year he sought unanimity in his decisions, leading him to dilute the strength of his opinions to satisfy everyone. For example, Chief Justice Roberts obtained unanimity on a controversial Solomon Amendment opinion by stretching to satisfy protesters against military recruiters:<ref>126 S. Ct. 1297, 1307 (2006).</ref>

:The Solomon Amendment neither limits what law schools may say nor requires them to say anything. Law schools remain free under the statute to express whatever views they may have on the military's congressionally mandated employment policy, all the while retaining eligibility for federal funds. See Tr. of Oral Arg. 25 (Solicitor General acknowledging that law schools "could put signs on the bulletin board next to the door, they could engage in speech, they could help organize student protests"). As a general matter, the Solomon Amendment regulates conduct, not speech. It affects what law schools must do--afford equal access to military recruiters--not what they may or may not say.

Similarly, in the campaign finance case, Roberts invalidated the restriction at issue but avoided establishing a bright-line rule in favor of political [[free speech]].<ref>FEC v. Wis. Right to Life, Inc., 127 S. Ct. 2652 (2007).</ref>

== Record as an Appellate Judge ==

Chief Justice John Roberts served only briefly as a judge on the Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]] before being nominated and confirmed for the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (he was originally nominated in 1992 for the Court of Appeals by the first President Bush, but the Senate controlled by the Democrats at the time did not allow a vote on his nomination). In one important dissent, then-Judge Roberts declared that "a facial challenge can succeed only if there are no circumstances in which the Act at issue can be applied without violating the" Constitution. ''Rancho Viejo, LLC v. Norton'', 334 F.3d 1158, 1160 (D.C. Cir. 2003), ''cert. denied'', 541 U.S. 1006 (2004).

==Health Problems==
Justice Roberts suffered a seizure on July 30th 2007 while at his vacation home in Port Clyde, [[Maine]] on Hupper Island. As a result of the seizure he fell five to ten feet but suffered only minor scrapes. The fall occurred on a dock near his house and he was taken by private boat to the mainland. Doctors called the incident a benign idiopathic seizure which means there was no obvious physiological cause. Roberts suffered a similar seizure in 1993.
== References ==
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John Roberts

2013-06-19T19:44:50Z

RighteousProphet:

{{Officeholder
|name=John G. Roberts, Jr.
|image=Rootw.jpg
|party=
|spouse=Jane Sullivan Roberts
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/Supreme Court Justice
|role=Chief
|nominator=[[George W. Bush]]
|terms=September 29, 2005-present
|preceded=[[William Rehnquist]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''John G. Roberts, Jr.''' (1955- ) is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (2005-). He was appointed by [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] to replace [[William Rehnquist]] as Chief Justice, after having served on the Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]]. Chief Justice Roberts provided the pivotal 5th vote to uphold [[ObamaCare]] on the unexpected grounds that he found it to be a tax, rather than a proper exercise of [[Commerce Clause]] authority.

Chief Justice John Roberts is known best for building a consensus, and writing opinions to maximize support by fellow Justices. While other Justices often cite their own prior opinions, Chief Justice Roberts is a master at citing the decisions of fellow Justices to win their support for his opinion. But by emphasizing consensus rather than clarity and force of an opinion, Roberts can issue a weak 6-3 or 9-0 opinion rather than a stronger 5-4 version.<ref>''See, e.g.'', ''[[Medellin v. Texas]]'' (2008).</ref>
{{cquote|'''If you watched the confirmation hearings for his nomination to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, you know why the Left hates him. Without notes, Roberts, a [[Strict constructionism|constructionist]], schooled every single one of the Judiciary Committee’s far-Left senators on constitutional jurisprudence. Having someone of his intellect, worldview and legal understanding as chief justice does wonders to protect the Constitution from those who would amend it by judicial fiat. <small>--- Town Hall Magazine</small> <ref>[http://media.glennbeck.com/docs/100americans-pg1.pdf Town Hall Magazine; The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]</ref>}}

However, Justice Roberts showed he held firm convictions as far as being a constructionist by valiantly upholding his responsibility as a Supreme Court judge in his constitutional upholding of Obamacare.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/roberts_the_coward_rLGKy8EebRuDi8KrIXXAmL Roberts the Coward - NY Post]</ref><ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/the_real_reason_john_roberts_upheld_obamacare.html The Real Reason John Roberts Upheld ObamaCare? By Selwyn Duke]</ref> Others have referred to this decision as being the result of a lack of judgment and clear thinking as a result of the side effects of an epilepsy medication, which immediately calls into question whether he is mentally suitable to continue serving on the bench.<ref>http://tfninsider.org/2012/06/29/right-wing-meme-anti-seizure-meds-affecting-john-roberts-mental-abilities/</ref>

==Confirmation Process==
With the death of Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]] in 2005, President Bush withdrew Roberts' nomination for associate justice to replace Sandra Day O'Connor and renominated him for chief justice, with only a slight delay in his confirmation hearings to allow for Rehnquist's funeral services. The nomination was first considered by the 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee. On September 22, the committee voted 13-5 to send Roberts' confirmation to the full Senate, winning the support of Judiciary Committee Chairman [[Arlen Specter]] (R-Pennsylvania), and ranking minority member [[Patrick Leahy]] (D-Vermont). On September 29, Roberts was confirmed by the full Senate by a vote of 78-22. Hours after confirmation, he was sworn in by the senior associate justice, [[John Paul Stevens]] at the White House.
===Right to Privacy===
Until 1965, some US states criminalized the distribution of contraceptives. In 1965 the Supreme Court in [[Griswold v. Connecticut]], ruled the laws unconstitutional because they violated the right of privacy. Roberts upheld "Griswold" at his 2005 confirmation hearings to be Chief Justice, and indicated the issue was closed.<ref> See [http://privacy-law.blogspot.com/2005/09/john-roberts-right-to-privacy-part-5.html quotations]</ref>
:asked, "Do you agree that there is a right of privacy to be found in the liberty clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?" Roberts responded:
::"I do, Senator. I think that the court's expressions, and I think if my reading of the precedent is correct, I think every justice on the court believes that, to some extent or another. Liberty is not limited to freedom from physical restraint. It does cover areas, as you said, such as privacy. And it's not protected only in procedural terms but it is protected substantively as well."

::"I agree with the Griswold court's conclusion that marital privacy extends to contraception and availability of that. The court, since Griswold, has grounded the privacy right discussed in that case in the liberty interest protected under the due process clause."

::"I feel comfortable commenting on Griswold and the result in Griswold because that does not appear to me to be an area that is going to come before the court again."
[[Image:Roberts-Newsweek.jpg|175px|left]]
==United States Supreme Court==
In his first two years on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], Chief Justice Roberts has written only 24 opinions, mostly on uncontroversial or simple topics. In his first year he sought unanimity in his decisions, leading him to dilute the strength of his opinions to satisfy everyone. For example, Chief Justice Roberts obtained unanimity on a controversial Solomon Amendment opinion by stretching to satisfy protesters against military recruiters:<ref>126 S. Ct. 1297, 1307 (2006).</ref>

:The Solomon Amendment neither limits what law schools may say nor requires them to say anything. Law schools remain free under the statute to express whatever views they may have on the military's congressionally mandated employment policy, all the while retaining eligibility for federal funds. See Tr. of Oral Arg. 25 (Solicitor General acknowledging that law schools "could put signs on the bulletin board next to the door, they could engage in speech, they could help organize student protests"). As a general matter, the Solomon Amendment regulates conduct, not speech. It affects what law schools must do--afford equal access to military recruiters--not what they may or may not say.

Similarly, in the campaign finance case, Roberts invalidated the restriction at issue but avoided establishing a bright-line rule in favor of political [[free speech]].<ref>FEC v. Wis. Right to Life, Inc., 127 S. Ct. 2652 (2007).</ref>

== Record as an Appellate Judge ==

Chief Justice John Roberts served only briefly as a judge on the Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]] before being nominated and confirmed for the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (he was originally nominated in 1992 for the Court of Appeals by the first President Bush, but the Senate controlled by the Democrats at the time did not allow a vote on his nomination). In one important dissent, then-Judge Roberts declared that "a facial challenge can succeed only if there are no circumstances in which the Act at issue can be applied without violating the" Constitution. ''Rancho Viejo, LLC v. Norton'', 334 F.3d 1158, 1160 (D.C. Cir. 2003), ''cert. denied'', 541 U.S. 1006 (2004).

==Health Problems==
Justice Roberts suffered a seizure on July 30th 2007 while at his vacation home in Port Clyde, [[Maine]] on Hupper Island. As a result of the seizure he fell five to ten feet but suffered only minor scrapes. The fall occurred on a dock near his house and he was taken by private boat to the mainland. Doctors called the incident a benign idiopathic seizure which means there was no obvious physiological cause. Roberts suffered a similar seizure in 1993.
== References ==
<references/>

{{Supreme Court|roberts=y}}
{{USChiefJustices}}
{{DEFAULTSORT: Roberts, John}}
[[category:United States Supreme Court Justices]]
[[Category:United States Chief Justices]]
[[Category:The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]]