Double Talk

Judge Roberts says he doesn’t want to answer questions about what he believes because that would prejudice his decisions in future cases before the “high” court. But he also says he will make his future rulings based solely on the law, not on his beliefs.

While he obviously does have beliefs, he claims that keeping them secret now will somehow allow him to rule later solely on the basis of the law.

Supposedly, then, it doesn’t matter what he secretly believes. It’s only if he lets US in on his secret opinions that he’ll have to throw the law in the trash and vote his prejudices.

That’s double-talk.

I guess he is qualified to serve as Chief Justice.

- Uke Man