To let you know this isn’t only bad on the reproductive rights front:
AFL-CIO v. Chao (2005): This decision upheld most of the Labor Department’s punitive reporting requirements by labor unions, but could not demand such reporting from non-union organizations where unions merely elect some representatives to their boards. Roberts in dissent by himself wanted to give the labor department full power over any organization where a union had any representation in its leadership.
In private practice, Roberts has often represented corporations in suits against private individuals or the government. He represented Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., in its successful petition to the Supreme Court arguing that a worker with carpal tunnel syndrome is not disabled such that she is entitled to accommodation at work under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Roberts also served as the attorney for Fox Television, the network owned by conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch, in its challenge of governmental regulations. In Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Fox won its challenge to the federal government’s ownership and cross-ownership rules.
Ugh.
Welcome to the ‘Nuclear Option’. Shit.
must-reads
the commentary on bush’s nomination of john g. roberts, jr. for the supreme seat is rushing through the blogs, evoking some great commentaries. (where are the rest of you slackers??):
Yep. There may be some question about just how bad he is on reproductive rights, but on economic issues, there’s no question.
Notice to President Bush: Don’t think we don’t know that the timing and probably the choice of this nominee are intended to get our attention away from Karl Rove. Even while we’re fighting this hardline nominee, which we will let me tell you, we won’t forget that your slimy boy-genius Karl Rove is at the center of the Valerie Plame scandal.
God, we live in scary, scary times.
Update from the hate mail bag and more info on John Roberts
Ah, just as my hate mail bag was growing thin as MRA attention to me petered we have a nominee who most assuredly will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, drawing the uglier wingnuts out to try and punish me…