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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 08:37 AM
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Gonzales won't even give a straight answer about providing Roberts docs


http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/archive.html?wire=D8BGNR1G0.html

Democratic officials also said Friday they want access to all material regarding Roberts at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. Roberts served in the White House counsel's office from 1982-1986. He was principal deputy solicitor general in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. The Reagan Library, in Simi Valley, Calif., holds an unknown number of documents relating to Roberts, arranged by subject matter. While material in some subjects are designated on the library's Web site as available to the public, most is not.

The Democratic officials said Democrats also are eager to learn details of Roberts' activities in Florida in 2000, at the time of the state's contested presidential recount. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to provide details. An attorney in private practice at the time, Roberts flew to the state at his own expense to offer advice to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, as the governor's older brother tried to clinch the election over then-Vice President Al Gore.

"The American people should know whether John Roberts will protect their constitutional rights if confirmed as a justice to the court," Kerry said in a statement.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, asked on ABC earlier this week about providing documents to the Senate, said, "I'm not going to prejudge ... at this juncture what the Senate may request and what information that the executive branch is ultimately going to provide to the Senate."
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sundancekid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 08:43 AM
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1. Abu Alberto had the look of defeat all over his face when interviewed
on TV last couple of days -- he KNOWS that his own chances for a ride at the SCOTUS wheel are cooked because of his negligent 11-hour gap in notifying smirk's whorehouse staff to turn over ALL materials as DOJ asked them to do ... poetic torture meets respective architects!
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Missy M Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 08:58 AM
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2. Roberts has been serving the bushies for a long time....
no wonder he was picked. What info on Roberts are they trying to hide?
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 09:07 AM
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3. My guess would be "details of Roberts' activities in Florida in 2000"
That little revelation may have made the GOP feel warm 'n' fuzzy all over, but in my world, it just sucks.
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mandomom Donating Member (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 09:22 AM
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4. And as to Roberts working for Bushies,
what info does Roberts hold secret that Bushies wish to protect? Payback for Florida 2000, and what else?
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