Kinda like this Roberts guy...
 

The Supreme Court heard a case today from a law school trying to declare that the Solomon amendment, requiring that universities that accept federal money must allow military recruiters the same access as they do other recruiters, is unconstitutional. I believe the argument of the law schools is that by threatening them with removal of federal funds they are squelching their free speech. Anyhow, here is an exchange between the Law school's attorney and Chief Justice Roberts:

When the law schools' attorney, Joshua Rosenkranz, complained that the purpose of the law was "to squelch even the ... most communicative aspects of the law schools' resistance," Chief Justice John Roberts cut him short.

"I'm sorry, but the most communicative aspect is saying what you think about a particular policy," Roberts said. "This is conduct: denying access to recruiters."

When Rosenkranz tried to argue that the law - which now requires that the military have the same access to students as other employers - was tightened to stifle campus protest, the chief justice pounced again.

"It (the Solomon Amendment) doesn't insist you do anything. It says that if you want our money, you have to let our recruiters on campus," Roberts said.

Roberts said the government hasn't forbidden schools from questioning military policy regarding homosexuals, so long as they don't exclude recruiters from campus.

"And when they do it," Rosenkranz replied, "the answer of the students is, `We don't believe you.'"

"The reason they don't believe you is because you're willing to take the money," Roberts said. "What you're saying is this is a message we believe in - strongly - but we don't believe in it to the detriment of $100 million."

DOH!!
:D

Somehow I think the Supreme Court is going to be a little more interesting in the new few years...

I agree. Roberts is brilliant.

Roberts is great, and "Sc"Alito will be no slouch either...

Damm... you mean that W did something right for a change and we are seeing progress right away? Funny how none of the usual pundits have chimed in and commented on this.

Joe A

This is kind of common sense - if you use OPM (Other Peoples' Money), they get to attach strings. If you don't want to deal with other peoples' bull****, then use your own money - just like you or I or everyone else out there does.

Roberts is going to be an interesting guy to watch. . .

Rosenkranz? ALONE?#!#% Where whast his faithful companion Guildenstern on such a cruel day? Young Roberts oweths a debt to my lege for sending him but half a boy to doeth a mans work. Hadth Hamlet himself been present Roberts might have fallen on his sword in defeat.

A solid addition to the court. Glad he's chief justice.

Wonder what Harriet's doing these days?

Alito seems to be more like an 87% Roberts, though I'm sure he'll be just fine after a few years.

Roberts is GAY!

Alito is also GAY!

Do you guys think Alito will be confirmed, or will he be subjected to the long-awaited filibuster?

I'm guessing that he will be confirmed, and not filibustered, with all of the usual suspects complaining loudly in the process. Still, I think the coming mid-term elections are too close, and a filibuster will reflect poorly on the democratic party as a whole.

Bush hates Roberts.
Bush hates Alito.

No he dosent.

He has GAY sex with them both though. In a big GAY 3 way.

The progressives are screwed. They have been using the Supremes to pass their policies because voters don't support them thru the legislature.

Step #2 to return power back to the voters is to trash this "voter redistricting" bs that's been manipulated by both parties.

I agree 100%.

But voters in Kalifornia voted against that. :rolleyes:

Alito will be confirmed but there will be a hillariously inept "show of power" by the dems which will delay it a month or two. 73-27

Alito Will announce that he has HIV in 07`

Yes this is also an outside possibility:)

Roberts will be there a long time. Sounds like he won't be taking any crap at all.

People in California voted that redistricting thing down because of the huge amounts of money spent against it, and the place is full of loonies