Judge Roberts is widely respected across the political spectrum for his qualifications for the job, his experience, his unquestioned character and integrity and his fairness. He's a constructionist -- he believes the Constitution means what it says. He's demonstrated that he's willing to sit down and listen to both sides of an argument and base his decision -- not on ideology -- but on what the law says.
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To me, the central issues before the Senate is whether or not the Senate will allow President Bush to fulfill his campaign promise to appoint a well-qualified, strict constructionist to the Supreme Court, and in this case, to appoint a chief justice to the Supreme Court in the mold of Justice Rehnquist,
So I hope the president tunes it out, fulfills campaign promise of picking another well-qualified conservative, strict constructionist like John Roberts,
I'll be bound to follow the Supreme Court precedent regardless of what type of constructionist I might be,
This president has kept no promise more faithfully than his promise in 2000 and again in 2004 that he would nominate only strict constructionist, original intent jurists to the Supreme Court, ... In the face of unprecedented obstructionism, led especially by former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in the last term, this president has held fast to his promises and nominated scores of sterling and extremely competent judges.
He's not an ideologue, but a true strict constructionist believing in a limited role of the courts in our society, ... Fox News Sunday.
He would say an 80-year-old man from Alabama shouldn't tell someone what they can put on paper, ... Some of his decisions would be called liberal and some conservative. What I call him is a strict constructionist.
The one thing I've learned about this guy that he loves the law more than politics. He's not an ideologue. But he is a true strict constructionist, believing in a limited role of a federal judge in our society.
She's got to convince the conservative world that she understands the word 'strict constructionist, ... She's going to have to fill in those blanks and create a comfort level.
Don Willett has earned the trust of the President of the United States, the Attorney General of Texas, and my confidence as governor because he is a hard worker, a bright scholar, and strict constructionist who understands the role of a judge is to interpret and apply the law, not create it from the bench,
At the same time, Shays said, there was a huge void ... became a strict constructionist and didn't want to fill in that void.
I'm writing a review of three books on feminism and science, and it's about social constructionism. So I would say I'm a social constructionist, whatever that means.
We know that this man has a proven record of being a 'strict constructionist.' Our President has given us his word that he will interpret the Constitution rather than make new laws from the bench.