Washington D.C., Sep 11, 2005 / 22:00 pm
All eyes, especially those on both sides of the abortion and life-issues debate, will be on the Senate confirmation hearings, set to begin today for Judge John G. Roberts, whom President George Bush has tapped for Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
President Bush surprised many by promoting Roberts--originally tapped to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor--following the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist last Saturday.
The National Right to Life began airing a radio commercial today suggesting an undue bias on the part of some Senators with regard to Judge Robert‘s Catholicity and possible stance on abortion.
A statement from the group today said that, “A new broadcast ad…launched today in eight cities in Illinois (13 radio stations), suggests that Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, a Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is being unfair in suggesting that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts might be disqualified if Roberts does not accept the legal theory of Roe v. Wade -- even though Durbin himself strongly advocated overturning Roe v. Wade when he was a member of the House of Representatives.”