So far, it has been a pretty wild ride.
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I do think the chief justice has a particular obligation to try to achieve consensus consistent with everyone's individual oath to uphold the Constitution, and that would certainly be a priority for me.John Roberts
a judge's judicial work is not influenced...by his sense, sharp or vague, of where justice lies in respect to the great issues of his time.
John Roberts
The old formula was you raised 5 million in funding, you go into stealth mode. You think of a product you think the world needs and you develop the product in a closed environment, ... Then you raise another 5 million and hire 300,000-a-year sales representatives.
John Roberts
Given the fact that I'm a political newcomer, I don't have any hidden agenda. I've got a lot to learn. But I understand that there are core issues that are of biggest concern (including) budget development and affordable housing for the city as well as the first ward.
John Roberts
Somebody asked me, 'are you going to be on the side of the little guy' And you obviously want to give an immediate answer. But as you reflect on it, if the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court before me. But, if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, the big guy is going to win, because my obligation is to the Constitution. That's the oath. The oath that a judge takes is not that 'I'll look out for particular interests' the oath is to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and that is what I would do.
John Roberts
The right that was protected in the assisted-suicide case was the right of the people through their legislatures to articulate their own views on the policies that should apply in those cases of terminating life, and not to have the court interfering in those policy decisions, ... That's an important right.
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