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Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century. -- Ralph Neas
The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially. -- Ralph Neas
I feel very confident that that information should be sufficient for the members of the Senate to make an informed decision about John Roberts' qualifications. -- Alberto Gonzales
The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
They're all focusing on how John Roberts is going to decide Roe v. Wade. That isn't even the right question. I don't even know of a case in the (court) system that addresses it. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional. -- Ron Fournier
It's now up to the full Senate to move swiftly to confirm John Roberts so he can assume his duties and responsibilities as chief justice when the Supreme Court begins its new term in a matter of weeks. We call on the Senate to confirm John Roberts without delay. -- Jay Sekulow
I think what we ought to be focusing on is that we are on path for the release of 75,000 pages of documents in connection with John Roberts' work in the White House, as in the counselor's office and as his time working as an assistant in the office of the attorney general. -- Alberto Gonzales
I don't know whether John Roberts has a twin, perhaps a sister or, uh, someone with a Hispanic last name. -- John Cornyn
Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century. -- Ralph Neas
Judge [Samuel] Alito, I'll tell you the same thing I told John Roberts. I expect you to adhere to the Code of Judicial Conduct. -- Jon Kyl
The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially. -- Ralph Neas
The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
I asked Chief Justice John Roberts about this definition of life - you know, what is life? The Supreme Court can't figure it out or doesn't want us to figure it out; the fact that we know that there is no life if there's no heartbeat and brainwaves. -- Tom Coburn
It's now up to the full Senate to move swiftly to confirm John Roberts so he can assume his duties and responsibilities as chief justice when the Supreme Court begins its new term in a matter of weeks. We call on the Senate to confirm John Roberts without delay. -- Jay Sekulow
The issue of gay marriage has reached the Supreme Court and observers are analyzing every detail to predict how each justice will vote. Experts say Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to rule in favor of gay marriage based on the fact that he spent Tuesday's hearings watching the Tony Award nominations. -- David Letterman
I don't know whether John Roberts has a twin, perhaps a sister or, uh, someone with a Hispanic last name -- John Cornyn
I stated at Justice [John] Roberts' hearing, the court's injected itself into many of the political debates of our day. -- Sam Brownback
Chief Justice [John] Roberts compared judges to umpires, who apply rules they did not write and cannot change to the competition before them. -- Orrin Hatch
I was pleased to see that Chief Justice [John] Roberts refused to prejudge issues or make promises in exchange for confirmation votes. We're all better off because of his principled stand. -- Jon Kyl

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